In the great epic of Mahabharata, the Pandavas and their common wife Draupadi were tricked into going into exile by the Kauravas for 13 yrs in that dice game. So the stake was of 12 yrs in forest ie; vanvaas + 1 yr in incognito ie; agyaatvaas. During their agyaatvaas they need to be hidden from the kauravas. Coz if they are identified then they'll have to repeat the process of 12+1 yr exile again.
So the Pandavas who were otherwise very easily recognizable by their looks and stature itself (heroes of that era they were) so they decided to hide in Matsya Pradesh (a kingdom under King Virat's jurisdiction - outside Kaurava supremacy and reign) as servants.
Yudhister became Kank, the prime minister and the King's advisor because of his wisdom and experience of ruling. Bheem became Vallabha, the cook because he could cook quite well and his huge disposition wouldn't look out of place in a kitchen where no one notices any one. Arjun became Brihannala, the princess's dance teacher (he was cursed to become a eunuch for a year by the apsara Urvashi when he rejected her advances in Indraloka). Nakula and Sahadeva were Tantipal and Granthik respectively and looked after the horses and cattle for the king. And Draupadi was Malini... a sairandri by profession (a hairdresser for the Queen).
So the deal was to remain in hiding for a year. Keechaka was the general in King Virat's army and quite a powerful man. He was the Queen's brother. He had taken a liking to Draupadi. He obviously had no idea who she really was. So he tormented her, trying to invade her personal space and tried to sexually harass her even after her refusing and rejecting him a million times. One day she had had enough and went and complained to her husband Bheema of the same.
Bheema enraged and spewing murder went in disguise of his wife, putting a dupatta over his head in Keechak's chamber when he was inebriated. Keechak thought he was Malini and tried his advances on her again. Bheema came to his original look and killed him quite grusomely for harassing his wife.
So we give the Vallabha references here. Mandaar being Keechak, Pallavi being Draupadi and obviously Raghav being Bheema as Vallabha.
It is also mentioned in some texts Draupadi as Malini had also told to Sudeshna (the Queen, King Virat's wife) that she is married to five powerful Gandharvas and warned her when she was forcing her to attend to her brother Keechak, that the consequences wouldn't be good.
But she dismissed her and finally after Keechak died the Queen had told Malini (Draupadi) to leave fearing the wrath of her in absentia husbands. Draupadi assured her that they wouldn't harm anyone else and that she'll leave after some days (marking the end of their agyaatvaasa)
Incidentally Keechak's death was what brought the Kauravas to Matsya Pradesh. Duryodhan knew Keechak was too mighty to have been so grotesquely murdered by a mere cook. They were almost certain that it must have been Bheema.
Heh! Im getting carried away. Sorry. I can't stop speaking about the Mahabharata once I start. Its one of my all time favorite reads.
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