Dharma

The sage Mandavya, deep in meditation, is wrongly accused of theft, impaled on a stake, and left to die. He does not die. When he finally confronts Dharma, the god of justice, for an explanation, the answer is so disproportionate to the suffering that Mandavya rewrites cosmic law.

With Gandhari pregnant for a year, Pandu desires a son and instructs Kunti to use the boon given by Durvasa. She summons Dharma, the god of righteousness, and gives birth to Yudhishthira. Then, wanting a son of strength, she summons Vayu, the wind god, and gives birth to Bhima—whose first act is to shatter a mountain.