Sun TV Mahabharatham

Karna accuses Bhishma of being disloyal to the Hastinapur throne because of his partiality to Pandavas. Bhishma is stung by the criticisms and declares that he is ready to go to the aid of Trigarta King Susharma and attack the Virata kingdom as a proof of his loyalty. Dritarashtra orders Bhishma to be the commander-in-chief and commence the attack immediately by stealing away the royal cows and then simultaneously seige the country from all sides. Bhishma instructs Susharma to march into Virata from the Southern side while the Karavas attack from the North. Bhama welcomes Krishna very enthusiastically. Krishna senses something fishy and asks her what she wanted. Bhama requests Krishna's permission to gift him away to somebody and Krishna promises his consent.

After killing Keechaka , Bhima and Draupadi walk away. The next morning, a maid enters the dancing hall and screams, on finding Keechaka's body sprawled on the ground. Soon, everybody crowds around the body. Keechaka's brothers remember Draupadi's piteous call for protection and her threat to Keechaka that he would be killed by her Gandharva husbands if he continued to harrass her. They surmise correctly that Draupadi's Gandharva husband alone could have killed the invincible Keechaka. They pull her, and once again, the Pandavas remain mute witnesses. The brothers threaten that they would immolate Draupadi along with Keechaka on the same pyre. Draupadi protests that only wives would ascend the same pyre, but Keechaka's brothers drag draupadi to the pyre. Suddenly Bhima appears from nowhere, with his face covered. He overpowers all of Keechaka's brothers and kills them.

After the death of Narakasura, Indra thanks Krishna and Satyabhama for their timely help. Satyabhama wants to get the Parijata tree to take to the earth as had been agreed upon earlier. Narada intervenes to say that Indra should agree for this, with the condition that it would be restored to the Devaloka after Krishna and Satyabhama return back from the earth. krishna agrees to this and they take the Karpaka Vriksha to the Earth. Keechaka has overheard the secret conversation between the Pandavas and Draupadi. He meets her and tells her that if she does not agree to please him, he would expose their identity to Dushshasana. Draupadi is alarmed as this would mean that the Pandavas would have to spend another thirteen years in exile. She begs Keechaka to spare them, but Keechaka wants to make Draupadi yield to him. Draupadi agrees to Keechaka's proposals under the condition that he sends away Dushshasana immediately. Keechaka asks Dushshasana whether he had achieved his mission of

Draupadi confers secretly with her husbands Draupadi escapes from keechaka's clutches and rushes into Virata king's durbar and seeks his protection. Virata Raja offers her asylum, but withdraws it immediately when he comes to know that it was Keechaka who has chased her. He admits that he is a mere puppet and the real physical might and power rested only with his brother-in-law. Draupadi resists Keechaka's advances and is kicked by him in the presence of Yudhishtra and Bhima, who has come to the durbar to serve drinks to the courtiers. Draupadi turns to Kanaka for support but he merely tells her to be patient. He assures her that her Gandharva husbands know about what is going on, but have still chosen to keep quiet for a reason. Draupadi says she is aware that there are warriors stronger than Keechaka and wants to what is holding them back. Bhima can't take all this, but Yudhishtra (Kanaka) secretly signals restraint. Keechaka tells Draupadi that he wants her to