Aniruddha and Usha compete against each other in archery. Aniruddha misses his target. He commits to take a new birth for losing the bet with Usha. Later, Usha stops the contest, and decides to take a new birth for the sake of Aniruddha. Krishna blesses Aniruddha and Usha. Parvati worries about Banasur. Vasuki finds it difficult to take care of Manasa. Mahadev advises him to hand over Manasa to Rishi Halahal for her upbringing.