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is to be can never be frustrated. So all Duryodhana's efforts proved futile. Then Dhrita-rashtra sent them, by an act of deception, to Varanavata, and they went there willingly. There an endeavor was made to burn them to death; but it proved abortive owing to the warning counsels of Vidura. After that, the Pandavas slew Hidimva, and then they went to a town called Eka-chakra. There also they slew a Rakshasa of the name of Vaka and then went to Panchala. And there obtaining Draupadi for wife they returned to Hastinapore. And there they dwelt for sometime in peace and begat children. And Yudishthira begat Priti-vindhya; and Bhima, Sutasoma; and Arjuna, Sruta-kirti; and Nakula, Shatanika; and Sahadeva, Sruta-karma, Besides these, Yudhisthira having obtained for wife Devika the daughter of Gavashana the king of Shaivya, in a Swaymvara (in which the bride elects her lord from among the assembled princes,) begat in her a son named Yaudheya. And Bhima also, obtaining for wife Valadhara the daughter of the king of Kasi, offering as dower his own prowess, begat in her a son named Sarvaga. And Arjuna also, repairing to Dwaravati brought away by force Subhadra the sweet-speeched sister of Vāsudeva and returned in happiness to Hastinapore. And he begat in her a son named Abhimanyu endued with all accomplishments and dear to Vāsudeva himself. And Nakula obtaining for wife Karenumati the princess of Chedi begat in her a son named Niramitra. And Sahadeva also married Vijaya the daughter of Dyutimana the king of Madra, obtaining her in Swayamvara, and begat in her a son named Suhotra. And Bhima-sena had sometime before begat in Hidimva a son named Ghatot-kacha. These are the eleven sons of the Pandavas. Amongst them all, Abhimanyu was the perpetuator of the family. He married Uttarā the daughter of Virata. She brought forth a dead child whom Kunti took up on her lap at the command of Vasudeva who said 'I will revive this child of six months," And though born before time, being burnt by the fire of (Aswathama's) weapon and therefore deprived of strength and energy; he was revived by Vasudeva and endued with strength, energy, and prowess. And after being revived, Vasudeva said,