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Aftermath
Grief, counsel, and the closing of the age after Kurukshetra.
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Ashwamedha
Yudhishthira's horse sacrifice reasserts dharma after the war.
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Bhagavad Gita
On the field of dharma, Krishna teaches Arjuna, the Gita unfolds.
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Birth of the Kauravas
Gandhari bears the hundred Kauravas; Duryodhana rises as their chief.
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Birth of Krishna
Krishna is born to Devaki and Vasudeva in Mathura, then raised in Vraja.
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Birth of the Pandavas
Through divine mantras, Kunti and Madri bear the five Pandava brothers.
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Creation
The opening of cosmic order, Prajapati, Manu, and the lineages that frame the epic world.
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Dice Game
Shakuni's dice strip Yudhishthira of kingdom, brothers, and Draupadi.
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Draupadi Swayamvara
Arjuna wins Draupadi at the Pancala svayamvara; she becomes wife of the five.
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Exile
Twelve years in the forest and a year in disguise, the price of the dice.
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Krishna Peace Mission
Krishna goes to Hastinapura as envoy; peace fails and war is fixed.
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Lakshagriha
The lacquer house plot at Varanavata, the Pandavas escape the fire.
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Major Dynasties
The great houses, Suryavamsha, Candravamsha, Yadu, and Kuru, take shape.
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Virata Parva
The thirteenth year in disguise at Virata's court in Matsya.