Dwapara took the form of the Vrisha die that would be used in the fixed game. Kali then appeared before Pushkara and invited him to play a game of dice with his brother, guaranteeing Nala's downfall. Because Nala had rendered himself impure by not washing his feet before his prayers, Kali was able to bewitch his soul. Kali traveled to Nala's kingdom of Nishadhas and waited twelve long years for the right moment to strike. Entering the dice, it behoveth thee to help me.
I shall possess Nala, deprive him of his kingdom, and he shall no more sport with Bhima's daughter. I am ill able, O Dvapara, to suppress my anger. In anger, Kali spoke to his companion Dvapara, the personification of Dvapara Yuga: According to the Mahabharata, the gandharva Kali became jealous when he was late to Princess Damayanti's marriage ceremony and discovered she had overlooked the deities Indra, Agni, Varuna, and Yama (and ultimately himself) to choose Nala as her husband.
