kali traveled to nala's kingdom of nishadhas and waited twelve long years for the right moment to strike. because nala had rendered himself impure by not washing his feet before his prayers, kali was able to bewitch his soul. kali then appeared before pushkara and invited him to play a game of dice with his brother, guaranteeing nala's downfall. dwapara took the form of the "vrisha" die that would be used in the fixed game. kali forced nala to lose and, each time, he would raise the stakes higher despite the protest of his advisors and wife. finally, nala lost his kingdom to pushkara. both he and damayanti were exiled to the forest.