Chapter 7 : Training and the Trip to Tumbbad

Once Vinayak's son, Pandurang, is old enough, he begins training so that he can take over getting gold from Hastar.

Vinayak plans a dry run into the womb, but Pandurang secretly brings a flour dough doll into the womb. Hastar attacks, and the two just manage to escape.

Vinayak gifts Pandurang a gold coin as a trophy but Pandurang is keen on selling it to make himself money.

Over the years, Raghav's daughter-in-law becomes Vinayak's mistress. Pandurang makes a move on her and offers her the gold.

Vinayak gets furious and almost chokes Pandurang to death, but the kid tells Vinayak that they should steal the loincloth from Hastar and they could buy a lot more time by taking multiple flour dough dolls and keep throwing them at Hastar one after the other.

Vinayak is impressed with his son's idea, and the two reconcile.