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From the epics · 1 telling
Chitrasena the Gandharva captures Duryodhana
Duryodhana goes to the forest to gloat over the exiled Pandavas; the Gandharva king Chitrasena takes him prisoner on Indra's order, and the Pandavas free him.
From the epics · 1 telling
Saraswati carries Vasishtha and is cursed to run with blood
Vishvamitra orders the river Sarasvati to bring Vasishtha to him so that he can kill him.