Round 9: Tossup 18

After arguing with Parvati over some of these objects given by Narada, a defeated Shiva leaves for the forest in the Skanda Purana. Positions taken by these objects inspired the names of the four worsening yugas. A man bemoans his use of these objects in a “Lament” from the Rigveda. The demon Kali uses these objects to ruin a king whose wife chose him over the gods in the story of Nala and Damayanti. A man decides to use these objects after falling into a (*) pond he mistakes for a glass floor. After an event centered on these objects, a god intervenes to make a dress endless, (10[2])preventing (-5[1])a polyandrous woman from disrobing. On Shakuni’s advice, Duryodhana invites his rival to use some of these objects, winning (10[1])his kingdom. For 10 points, the Pandavas are exiled after Yudhishthira loses a game (10[1])involving what objects? (10[1])■END■

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