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The house of lac and the tunnel

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Six innocent people died in the fire and were mistaken for the Pandavas.

Duryodhana urges Dhritarashtra to send the Pandavas to Varanavata (Section CXLIV). Vidura warns Yudhishthira in coded words that the mansion is made of inflammable materials and that the path of escape will be known (Section CXLVII). The tunnel, the miner, Purochana and the fire were not on the pages read.

Who: Yudhishthira, Bhima, Vidura, Purochana, Kunti

Bound to

Barnawa, Baghpat: the Lakshagriha dig located-at

Bakasura at Ekachakra: the village that is several places causes

Bhīma poisoned and thrown into the Gaṅgā: the Nāga realm and the elixir origin

Kaṇika's counsel and Yudhiṣṭhira made heir origin

Vidura brings the Pāṇḍavas home; Dhṛtarāṣṭra divides the kingdom origin

Places: Barnawa (Baghpat), UP

Where this comes from

• vulgate (Ganguli) · Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (read via MahabharataOnline) Ganguli, Adi Parva, Jatugriha Parva, Sections CXLIV and CXLVII
• commentary · Wikipedia: Lakshagriha

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