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Bhima's Adventures
Prince Vidura, the brother of Pandu and Dhritarashtra, was good to the Pandavas and Kunti. Prince Vidura was not eligible to be king because his mother was a slave, but he was a prince. Prince Vidura came across a plot that Duryodhana had to kill the Pandavas - he had built the Pandavas's house out of wood and soaked many household items in oil. Vidura told the Pandavas of the plan to murder them, and then Vidura schemed to get them out. Vidura planned to dig a tunnel to the forest so the Pandavas could escape. After the house had burned down with the Pandavas and Queen Kunti escaped to the forest, the town of Hastinapura was sure that the Pandavas and their mother had passed away. In the forest, a rakshasa attempted to eat the group. Then, the rakshasa, named Hidimba, decided to charge the attack towards his sister, Hidimbi. However, Bhima fought off the rakshasa as Bhima did not want him to attack Hidimbi and snapped the rakshasa's back, and the rest of the group remained unharmed. Bhima's fight with the Rakshasa lasted a very long time, but Arjuna told Bhima to finish off Hidimba before morning as the rakshasa would grow stronger in the morning. The rakshasas's sister had taken the form as a beautiful woman to trick Bhima, but Bhima did not fall for the trick. However, the raskshasi fell in love with Bhima, and pleaded with Queen Kunti to be Bhima's wife. Kunti agreed and Bhima married the rakshasi. They had a son named Ghatotkacha who vowed to come to help the Pandavas whenever called upon. Soon, the group was in Ekachakra, and were waiting for Bhima to return to help slay a demon that had been attacking the town's rice cart. Bhima went out with the rice cart, and surprised the demon (named Baka) and killed Baka by grabbing his neck when Baka was charging with a club and then breaking his back.
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| Bhima and Hidimba fight while everyone else watches. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia |
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