The House of Fire:
Prince vidura guessed the plot of prince Duryodhana
Prince yudishthira knew they were in trouble from Vidura's words
The pandavas and Queen Kunti arrived at the palace at varanavata and marveled at its beauty
Yudishthira saw that although the palace was beautiful, it was covered in oil and would burn down easily, so he questioned why they were that way
Vidura thought that if the Pandavas could dig an undeground tunnel, then they could escape the palace
They worked by night, and covered up their progress with wooden boards by day
Purochana was waiting for a moonless night to set fire to the palace
This gave the group more time to escape, and prince Bhima wound up setting fire to the guards tower
The fire was carried y wind to the palace, setting it ablaze
Indraprastha:
Duroydhana learned that the pandavas were still alive
They had formed a powerful alliance with Drupada
The Pandava brethren returned to Hastinapura with Vidura
Dhritarashtra spake unto Yudhishthira and his brethren and said, "I will now divide the raj between you and my sons.
In time the fame of Rajah Yudhishthira went far and wide. He ruled with wisdom and with power, and he had great piety.
The Gambling Match:
when Duryodhana had witnessed the triumph of the Pandavas, his heart burned with jealous rage
Shakuni, Prince of Gandhara, and brother of Dhritarashtra's queen, was renowned for his skill as a gambler.
Duryodhana plotted with him, desiring greatly to subjugate the Pandavas,
Duryodhana was well pleased at this proposal
So it came to pass that the Pandava brethren, with Kunti, their mother, and their joint wife Draupadi, journeyed to Hastinapura in all their splendor.
On the day that followed, Yudhishthira and his brethren went together to the gambling match
At the first throw Yudhishthira lost; indeed, he lost at every throw on that fatal day
One by one he staked and lost his brethren, and he staked himself and lost also.
Duryodhana cursed Vidura, and bade one of his servants to bring Draupadi before him.
Bibliography: The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid, Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie
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