Agni burns the Khandava forest

The story, beat by beat

1. Agni comes to Krishna and Arjuna as a hungry brahmin.
2. Twelve years of King Shvetaki's ghee have made him ill; Brahma prescribes the forest.
3. Seven times Indra's rain and the forest's creatures put him out.
4. Varuna supplies weapons; Agni gives Krishna the discus.
5. The forest burns for fifteen days while Indra fights and withdraws.
6. Six are spared: Ashvasena, Maya and four young birds who hymn Agni.

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