During the 13th year of their exile, the Pandavas live in disguise in the kingdom of Virata. Draupadi is the beautiful servant-maid of Virata’s Queen, Sudesna. Seeing her, Sudesna’s younger brother, the powerful and lustful Kicaka, desires her.

Draupadi tricks Kicaka into a night-time meeting with her, but arranges it in such a way that he will not embrace her but Bhima disguised as Draupadi. Bhima violently kills Kicaka, tearing him into two.