The darkest arc of the epic.
Purochana, the keeper of the wax palace, sets it ablaze. The Pandavas escape through a secret tunnel Vidura had dug. A tribal woman and her five sons die in the fire, mistaken for the Pandavas. The world believes them dead. mahabharat all episodes b r chopra
Duryodhana and Shakuni (Gandhari’s cunning brother) convince Dhritarashtra to send the Pandavas to Varnavata for a festival. They build a palace of lac (flammable wax) and plan to burn it alive. Vidura warns the Pandavas via a coded message. The darkest arc of the epic
Bhishma abducts princesses Amba, Ambika, and Ambalika for Vichitravirya. Amba reveals she loves another. Bhishma lets her go, but her lover rejects her. Humiliated, Amba returns and demands Bhishma marry her. He refuses due to his vow. She vows to be the cause of his death. A tribal woman and her five sons die