Nal and Rituparn
After that he named himself as Baahuk. As the snake directed him, he went to Ayodhyaa and started serving the King Rituparn in his stables. He started preparing and grooming horses for King's personal use then he started driving the King's chariot also. When he had gained King's sufficient confidence, he requested him that he would like to prepare a meal for him. Rituparn agreed and he liked the meal very much and now Nal became the head of the stable and kitchen with his great confidence.

Meanwhile, Damayantee started searching for her husband. She met a group of celestial beings and they helped her to be with a caravan. Unfortunately some mad elephants destroyed a large part of that caravan and to some extent  Damayantee herself was responsible for this because of her beautiful look. Next day the caravan reached Chedi Desh and there she was put in a market place but nobody wanted to buy her as all feared that she was a witch because she was so beautiful.

The King's soldiers took her to the palace and there she was put to serve his mother. For the first time, since her exile, Damayantee took bath. After being given a meal Damayantee was presented before the Queen Mother. She thanked her for her hospitality but refused to disclose her identity. All she said was that she was searching for her husband. She looked for an opportunity to escape from the palace but the palace was well guarded and her every attempt failed.

As Damayantee's father heard about his daughter, he sent his people to find her. This message reached Chedi Desh also and the man learned that they had found a mad woman in the market place and was now serving the King's mother. He saw that woman, recognized her as Damayantee and sent her to her father's house.

Now Damayantee herself started searching for her husband. She told the emissaries that he might be in disguise. A few weeks later one of the emissaries reported, "King Rituparn has a new aide who is skilled in horsemanship and cooking, both areas in which King Nal is proficient. I sought out this man. Unfortunately he turned out be dwarfish and ugly and not like the King. However as per your instructions I asked him the questions you told me to ask and he replied that "if a person did that in order to make his obstinate wife return to her father then he was a man." She had a full confidence, apart from his look, that he might be her husband.

Now she had to meet him. So she announced for her second Swayamvar as Nal was missing and maybe he was dead by now. She kept the notice so short that only the fastest rider could reach there. Rituparn decided to attend her Swayamvar. He ordered Baahuk to move fast and they set off to Vidarbh Desh.

Nal in Vidarbh Desh
On the way to Vidarbh Desh, Rituparn's scarf flew off and he wanted to have it back. Nal made a quick calculation of the horses' speed and estimated the distance they had covered since then. He told the king that if they returned for the scarf they would miss the Swayamvar. Later they passed a row of fig trees. Rituparn said that he could look at the fallen leaves and predict the number of leaves on the tree. Since they were nearing Vidarbh and were ahead of time Nal decided to test the King. To his surprise Rituparn was correct. On the final leg of the journey Rituparn told Nal that he was a fantastic Chausar payer. Nal had not seen him playing because no one was willing to play with him, so he did not know that. Rituparn was amazed to see Nal's driving. He asked him to teach this art, Nal got ready to teach him that in exchange of the Chausar tactics.

Damayantee was waiting on her balcony listening to the hoof beats as the carriages passed her palace. She immediately recognized the pattern of the hoof beats of the chariot being driven by Nal. She sent a maid to inquire who had arrived in the chariot and was informed that it was King Rituparn. She was also informed that the King had refused the hospitality of Vidarbh King and was asking his chariot driver to prepare his meal. Damayantee then asked the maid to smuggle some item of food from the chariot driver. When she tasted the food its taste was identical to her husband's cooking.

Throwing all decorum aside, she ran down to meet the chariot driver of Raajaa Rituparn and was stunned to meet a dark, short and deformed man instead of a fair, tall and handsome Nal. She asked him, "Why does a man want to send his dutiful wife back to her father's home?" The man replied, "Because he has lost his kingdom and cannot support his wife in the manner she was accustomed to before their marriage." He then wrapped his magic garment around him and was returned to his original form. Damayantee was too happy to express her happiness.

Rituparn congratulated Damayantee and told her that she had found her husband but he would lose not only his best horseman and best cook but also his best friend. Nal had a proposal for Rituparn. "I will stay with you for a while and teach you all that I know of horsemanship if you teach me all that you know of Chausar game." He added that he was not interested in playing regularly but only just one time in order to win his kingdom back. Nal and Damayantee moved to Rituparn's kingdom. Soon Rituparn was an adept horseman and Nal an adept Chausar player.

Then Nal challenged his brother Pushkar again to play the game. He used the knowledge of dice he had learnt from Raajaa Rituparn in order to regain everything he had lost. So once again Nal and Pushkar sat for the game of dice and this time Pushkar lost. Pushkar started crying before Nal. Nal returned his kingdom saying that "I know what happens when a king loses his kingdom. I will not let that happen to you through which I have already gone. So keep your kingdom and be happy."