Mohini stole the Amrut from Asuras and handed it over to Devas. While the Devas were drinking the Amrut, Rahu disguised himself as a Deva and drank Amrut. Surya spotted this trick and picked out Rahu. An enraged Vishnu beheaded Rahu. However, since Rahu had already taken the Amrut, he stayed alive in two parts, head and the headless torso. Since then, there has also been a rivalry between Surya (and Chandra) and Rahu.

Utanka is searching for the Kundala in the Nagaloka. He kept singing praises of Takshaka and his son Shrutasena. Two ladies were weaving black and white thread in a 12 spoked wheel which was being rotated by six boys. There was a beautiful horse and a rider next to it who liked like Indra. Uttanka sang in praise of the rider who was pleased and offered to help Uttanka. The rider asked Uttanka to blow in the backside of the horse. When Uttanka did so, sparks and fumes came out of the horse and burnt the entire Nagaloka. A frightened Takshaka handed over the the Kundalas to Uttanka.

Kadru was ordering Vinata and Vainateya around and making them do errands. Vainateya asked Vinata why must he listen to Kadru. Vinata mentioned apologetically and sorrowfully that they are slaves of Kadru and therefore they have to listen to them. Vainteya asked his cousin serpents what he must do to free his mother from slavery. The serpents demanded Amrut to free her from slavery. This is the reason Vainateya went to fetch Amrut.

When Parikshit Maharaja learnt of the curse, his advisors built a house on a single pillar as a safe place to protect the King. They thought this would avoid him being bitten by the snake. All expert doctors were assembled in the house.

All four of them conspired to burn the Pāṇḍavas to death.

Dharma is extraordinary. It is so extraordinary that Bhagwan (God) himself takes an Avatara (incarnation) to protect it. Bhagwan is both Dharma itself and the protector of Dharma.

When Dharma is explained through stories, it becomes easy to hear, remember, and practice. The Mahabharata is the narration of the entire Dharmashastra (science of righteous conduct) in the form of stories. It is aptly called Dharma Sara Mahabharatam (The Essence of Dharma).

Arunan became the charioteer of Surya. He was the only one who could reduce the Tejas and heat of Surya. After the episode with Rahu Surya became angry. He felt that he picked Rahu as an impostor and this benefitted all the devatas. However, he was left to face the enmity of Rahu while the devatas did not help. He decided that he would increase his heat and cause distress. He started becoming very hot. When Vainateya and Arunan were flying to meet Rishi Kashyap they also felt the heat. The distressed devatas asked Brahma for a solution and Brahma said if Arunan stands in front of Surya, his heat would be reduced. Rishi Kashyap mentioned this to Vainateya and Arunan when they came to meet him. Vainteaya took Arunan to Surya and from then onwards Arunan became the charioteer of Surya. The heat of Surya was also reduced.

Vasu was the King in the Paurava dynasty and ruled the Chedi region. He did Tapas to obtain the status of Indra. Devas and Indras wanted to discourage him. Indra appeared before King Vasu and praised him. He presented him a chariot made of Spatika that would enable him to roam anywhere. He presented him the Vaijayanti Mala which will make King Vasu invincible in any war.

Indra also gave him a pole made of bamboo and decreed that worshipping the Dwaja will make Vasu capable of protecting Rishis and noble men. Indra-Dwaja festival originates from this incident. This is celebrated in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. There are references to Indra Vizha in Silappadhikaram and Manimegalai. This was celebrated in Kaviripoompattinam of Chozas and Madurai of Pandiyas.

Sage Vyasa was born to the daughter of Vasu and Rishi Parashara.

Vidhura sent his men to cover up the tunnel through which Pāṇḍavas had escaped. A Nishāda lady and her five sons had taken shelter in the lacquer house for the night. They were charred to death. The people of Varaṇāvata saw the burnt bodies and assumed that they were Pāṇḍavas.

Bhīma was known as Vrkodara which means stomach like a wolf. Even though Bhīma ate a lot, his stomach stayed firm like that of a wolf. Therefore he was called Vrkodara.