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after having heard these instructions relating to the Soul, always act duly (according to them), O thou of excellent vows. Then
when this religion has been duly practised, O mower of foes, thou wilt become freed from all thy sins and attain to absolute
emancipation. Formerly, when the hour of battle came, this very religion, O thou of mighty arms, was declared by me (to thee)!
Do thou, therefore, set thy mind on it. And now, O chief of Bharata's race, it is long since that I saw the lord my sire. I wish to
see him again, with thy leave, O Phalguna!'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Unto Krishna who had said so, Dhananjaya said in reply,--We shall go to-day from this town to the
city called after the elephant. Meeting king Yudhishthira of virtuous soul there, and informing him (of thy intention) thou shalt
then repair to thy own city!'"

SECTION LII

"Vaisampayana said, 'After this, Krishna ordered Daruka, saying--Let my car be yoked.--Within a very short space of time
Daruka informed (his master), saying,--It has been yoked.--The son of Pandu then commanded all his attendants, saying,--
Prepare yourselves and be ready. We shall repair to-day to the city named after the elephant. Thus addressed, O king, those
troops accoutred themselves, and informed Pritha's son of immeasurable energy, saying,--Everything is equipt. Then those two,
viz., Krishna and the son of Pandu, ascended their car and proceeded on the journey, the loving friends engaged the while in
delightful conversation. Unto Vasudeva seated on the car, Dhananjaya of great energy once more said these words, O chief of
Bharata's race!--O perpetuator of the Vrishni race, the king has obtained victory through thy grace. All his foes have been slain,
and he has recovered his kingdom without a thorn in it (to make it disagreeable). O slayer of Madhu, through thee the Pandavas
are endued with a powerful protector. Having obtained thee for our raft we have crossed the Kuru ocean. O thou that hast this
universe for thy handiwork, salutations to thee, O Soul of the universe, O best of all beings in the universe. I know thee in that
measure in which I am approved by thee.[165] O slayer of Madhu, the soul of every creature is always born of thy energy.
Playful sport (in the from of creation, preservation, and destruction) is thine. Earth and sky, O lord, are thy illusion. This whole
universe, consisting of mobile and immobile objects, is established on thee. Thou createst, by modification, the four orders of
Being (viz., viviparous, oviparous, filth-born, and vegetables). Thou createst the Earth, the Welkin, and Heaven, O slayer of
Madhu. The stainless lunar light is thy smile. The seasons are thy senses. The ever-moving wind is thy breath, and death,
existing eternally, is thy wrath. In thy grace is the goddess of prosperity. Verily, Sree is always established in thee, O thou of
the highest intelligence. Thou art the sport (in which creatures engage); thou art their contentment; thou their intelligence, thou
their forgiveness, thou their inclinations, thou their beauty. Thou art the universe with its mobile and immobile objects. At the
end of the cycle, it is thou, O sinless one, that art called destruction. I am incapable of reciting all thy qualities in course of
even a long period. Thou art the Soul and the Supreme Soul. I bow to thee, O thou of eyes like the petals of the lotus. O thou
that art irresistible, I have learnt it from Narada and Devala and the Island-born (Vyasa), and the Kuru grandsire also, that all
this (universe) rests on thee. Thou art the one Lord of all creatures. This, O sinless one, that thou hast declared unto me in
consequence of thy favour for myself, I shall duly accomplish in its entirety, O Janarddana. Exceedingly wonderful is this
which thou hast done from desire of doing what is agreeable to us, viz., the destruction in battle of the Kaurava (prince), the
son of Dhritarashtra. Thai host had been burnt by thee which I (subsequently) vanquished in battle. That feat was achieved by
thee in consequence of which victory became mine. By the power of thy intelligence was shown the means by which was duly
affected the destruction of Duryodhana in battle, as also of Karna, as of the sinful icing of the Sindhus; and Bhurisravas. I shall
accomplish all that which, O son of Devaki, pleased with me thou hast declared to myself. I do not entertain any scruple in this.
Repairing to king Yudhishthira of righteous soul, I shall, O sinless one, urge him to dismiss thee, O thou that art conversant
with every duty. O lord, thy departure for Dwaraka meets with my approbation. Thou shalt soon see my maternal uncle, O
Janarddana. Thou shalt also see the irresistible Valadeva and other chiefs of the Vrishni race.--Thus conversing with each
other, the two reached the city named after the elephant. They then, with cheerful hearts, and without any anxiety, entered the
palace of Dhritarashtra which resembled the mansion of Sakra. They then saw, O monarch, king Dhritarashtra, and Vidura of
great intelligence, and king Yudhishthira and the irresistible Bhimasena, and the two sons of Madri by Pandu; and the
unvanquished Yuyatsu, seated before Dhritarashtra and Gandhari of great wisdom, and Pritha, and the beautiful Krishna, and
the other ladies of Bharata's race with Subhadra counting first. They also saw all those ladies that used to wait upon Gandhari.
Then approaching king Dhritarashtra, those two chastisers of foes announced their names and touched his feet. Indeed, those
high-souled ones also touched the feet of Gandhari and Pritha and king Yudhishthira the Just, and Bhima. Embracing Vidura
also, they enquired after his welfare. In the company of all those persons, Arjuna and Krishna then approached king
Dhritarashtra (again). Night came and then king Dhritarashtra of great intelligence dismissed all those perpetuators of Kuru's
race as also Janarddana for retiring to their respective chambers. Permitted by the king all of them entered their respective
apartments. Krishna of great energy proceeded to the apartments of Dhananjaya. Worshipped duly and furnished with every
object of comfort and enjoyment, Krishna of great intelligence passed the night in happy sleep with Dhananjaya as his
companion. When the night passed away and morning came, the two heroes, finishing their morning rites and dealing their
persons properly, proceeded to the mansion of king Yudhishthira the just. There Yudhishthira the just, of great might, sat with
his ministers. The two high-souled ones, entering that well-adorned chamber, beheld king Yudhishthira the just like the two
Aswins beholding the chief of the celestials. Meeting the king, he of Vrishni's race as also that foremost hero of Kuru's race,
obtaining the permission of Yudhishthira who was highly pleased with them, sat themselves down. Then the king, gifted with
great intelligence, seeing those two friends, became desirous of addressing them. Soon that best of monarchs, that foremost of
speakers addressed them in the following words.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Ye heroes, ye foremost ones of Yadu's and Kuru's race, it seems that ye two are desirous of saying
something to me. Do ye say what is in your mind. I shall soon accomplish it. Do not hesitate.'

"Thus addressed, Phalguna, well conversant with speech, humbly approached king Yudhishthira the just and then said these
words.--'Vasudeva here, of great prowess, O king, is long absent from home. He desires, with thy permission, to see his sire.
Let him go, if thou thinkest it meet, to the city of the Anarttas. It behoveth thee; O hero, to grant him permission!'

"Yudhishthira said, 'O lotus-eyed one, blessed be thou. O slayer of Madhu, do thou go this very day to the city of Dwaravati for
seeing, O puissant one, that foremost one of Sura's race. O mighty-armed Kesava, thy departure is approved by me. Thou hast
not seen my maternal uncle as also the goddess Devaki, for a long time. Meeting my maternal uncle and repairing to Valadeva
also, O giver of honours, thou wilt, O thou of great wisdom, worship both of them at my word as they deserve.[166] Do thou
also think of me daily as also of Bhima, that foremost of mighty men, and of Phalguna and Nakula and Sahadeva, O giver of
honours. Having seen the Anarttas, and thy sire, O mighty-armed one, and the Vrishnis, thou wilt come back to my horse-
sacrifice, O sinless one. Do thou then depart, taking with thee diverse kinds of gems and various sorts of wealth. Do thou, O
hero of the Satwata race, also take with thee whatever else thou likest. It is through thy grace, O Kesava, that the whole Earth,
O hero, has come under our dominion and all our foes have been slain.'

When king Yudhishthira the just of Kuru's race said so, Vasudeva, that foremost of men, said these words (in reply).

"Vasudeva said, 'O mighty-armed one, all jewels and gems, all wealth, and the entire Earth, are thine and thine alone. Whatever
wealth exists in my, abode, thou, O lord, art always the owner thereof.' Unto him Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, said,--'Be it
so'--and then duly worshipped (Krishna) the eldest brother, endued with great energy, of Gada. Vasudeva then proceeded to his
paternal aunt (Kunti). Duly honouring her, he circumambulated her person. He was properly accosted by her in return, and then
by all the others having Vidura for their first. The four-armed eldest brother of Gada then set out from Nagapura on his
excellent car.[167] Placing his sister, the lady Subhadra, on the car, the mighty-armed Janarddana then, with the permission of
both Yudhishthira and (Kunti) his paternal aunt, set out, accompanied by a large train of citizens. The hero who had the
foremost of apes on his banner, as also Satyaki, and the two sons of Madravati, and Vidura of immeasurable intelligence, and
Bhima himself whose tread resembled that of a prince of elephants, all followed Madhava. Janarddana of mighty energy
causing all those extenders of the Kuru kingdom and Vidura also to return, addressed Daraka, and Satyaki, saying,--'Urge the
steeds to speed.' Then that grinder of hostile masses, viz., Janarddana of great prowess, accompanied by Satyaki, the foremost
one of Sini's race, proceeded to the city of the Anarttas, after having slain all his foes, like He of a hundred sacrifices
proceeding to Heaven (after slaughtering all his foes).'

SECTION LIII

"Vaisampayana said, 'As he of Vrishni's race was proceeding to Dwaraka, those foremost princes of Bharata's race, those
chastisers of foes embraced him and fell back with their attendants. Phalguna repeatedly embraced the Vrishni hero, and as

after having heard these instructions relating to the Soul, always act duly (according to them), O thou of excellent vows. Then

when this religion has been duly practised, O mower of foes, thou wilt become freed from all thy sins and attain to absolute

emancipation. Formerly, when the hour of battle came, this very religion, O thou of mighty arms, was declared by me (to thee)!

Do thou, therefore, set thy mind on it. And now, O chief of Bharata's race, it is long since that I saw the lord my sire. I wish to

see him again, with thy leave, O Phalguna!'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Unto Krishna who had said so, Dhananjaya said in reply,--We shall go to-day from this town to the

city called after the elephant. Meeting king Yudhishthira of virtuous soul there, and informing him (of thy intention) thou shalt

then repair to thy own city!'"

SECTION LII

"Vaisampayana said, 'After this, Krishna ordered Daruka, saying--Let my car be yoked.--Within a very short space of time

Daruka informed (his master), saying,--It has been yoked.--The son of Pandu then commanded all his attendants, saying,--

Prepare yourselves and be ready. We shall repair to-day to the city named after the elephant. Thus addressed, O king, those

troops accoutred themselves, and informed Pritha's son of immeasurable energy, saying,--Everything is equipt. Then those two,

viz., Krishna and the son of Pandu, ascended their car and proceeded on the journey, the loving friends engaged the while in

delightful conversation. Unto Vasudeva seated on the car, Dhananjaya of great energy once more said these words, O chief of

Bharata's race!--O perpetuator of the Vrishni race, the king has obtained victory through thy grace. All his foes have been slain,

and he has recovered his kingdom without a thorn in it (to make it disagreeable). O slayer of Madhu, through thee the Pandavas

are endued with a powerful protector. Having obtained thee for our raft we have crossed the Kuru ocean. O thou that hast this

universe for thy handiwork, salutations to thee, O Soul of the universe, O best of all beings in the universe. I know thee in that

measure in which I am approved by thee.[165] O slayer of Madhu, the soul of every creature is always born of thy energy.

Playful sport (in the from of creation, preservation, and destruction) is thine. Earth and sky, O lord, are thy illusion. This whole

universe, consisting of mobile and immobile objects, is established on thee. Thou createst, by modification, the four orders of

Being (viz., viviparous, oviparous, filth-born, and vegetables). Thou createst the Earth, the Welkin, and Heaven, O slayer of

Madhu. The stainless lunar light is thy smile. The seasons are thy senses. The ever-moving wind is thy breath, and death,

existing eternally, is thy wrath. In thy grace is the goddess of prosperity. Verily, Sree is always established in thee, O thou of

the highest intelligence. Thou art the sport (in which creatures engage); thou art their contentment; thou their intelligence, thou

their forgiveness, thou their inclinations, thou their beauty. Thou art the universe with its mobile and immobile objects. At the

end of the cycle, it is thou, O sinless one, that art called destruction. I am incapable of reciting all thy qualities in course of

even a long period. Thou art the Soul and the Supreme Soul. I bow to thee, O thou of eyes like the petals of the lotus. O thou

that art irresistible, I have learnt it from Narada and Devala and the Island-born (Vyasa), and the Kuru grandsire also, that all

this (universe) rests on thee. Thou art the one Lord of all creatures. This, O sinless one, that thou hast declared unto me in

consequence of thy favour for myself, I shall duly accomplish in its entirety, O Janarddana. Exceedingly wonderful is this

which thou hast done from desire of doing what is agreeable to us, viz., the destruction in battle of the Kaurava (prince), the

son of Dhritarashtra. Thai host had been burnt by thee which I (subsequently) vanquished in battle. That feat was achieved by

thee in consequence of which victory became mine. By the power of thy intelligence was shown the means by which was duly

affected the destruction of Duryodhana in battle, as also of Karna, as of the sinful icing of the Sindhus; and Bhurisravas. I shall

accomplish all that which, O son of Devaki, pleased with me thou hast declared to myself. I do not entertain any scruple in this.

Repairing to king Yudhishthira of righteous soul, I shall, O sinless one, urge him to dismiss thee, O thou that art conversant

with every duty. O lord, thy departure for Dwaraka meets with my approbation. Thou shalt soon see my maternal uncle, O

Janarddana. Thou shalt also see the irresistible Valadeva and other chiefs of the Vrishni race.--Thus conversing with each

other, the two reached the city named after the elephant. They then, with cheerful hearts, and without any anxiety, entered the

palace of Dhritarashtra which resembled the mansion of Sakra. They then saw, O monarch, king Dhritarashtra, and Vidura of

great intelligence, and king Yudhishthira and the irresistible Bhimasena, and the two sons of Madri by Pandu; and the

unvanquished Yuyatsu, seated before Dhritarashtra and Gandhari of great wisdom, and Pritha, and the beautiful Krishna, and

the other ladies of Bharata's race with Subhadra counting first. They also saw all those ladies that used to wait upon Gandhari.

Then approaching king Dhritarashtra, those two chastisers of foes announced their names and touched his feet. Indeed, those

high-souled ones also touched the feet of Gandhari and Pritha and king Yudhishthira the Just, and Bhima. Embracing Vidura

also, they enquired after his welfare. In the company of all those persons, Arjuna and Krishna then approached king

Dhritarashtra (again). Night came and then king Dhritarashtra of great intelligence dismissed all those perpetuators of Kuru's

race as also Janarddana for retiring to their respective chambers. Permitted by the king all of them entered their respective

apartments. Krishna of great energy proceeded to the apartments of Dhananjaya. Worshipped duly and furnished with every

object of comfort and enjoyment, Krishna of great intelligence passed the night in happy sleep with Dhananjaya as his

companion. When the night passed away and morning came, the two heroes, finishing their morning rites and dealing their

persons properly, proceeded to the mansion of king Yudhishthira the just. There Yudhishthira the just, of great might, sat with

his ministers. The two high-souled ones, entering that well-adorned chamber, beheld king Yudhishthira the just like the two

Aswins beholding the chief of the celestials. Meeting the king, he of Vrishni's race as also that foremost hero of Kuru's race,

obtaining the permission of Yudhishthira who was highly pleased with them, sat themselves down. Then the king, gifted with

great intelligence, seeing those two friends, became desirous of addressing them. Soon that best of monarchs, that foremost of

speakers addressed them in the following words.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Ye heroes, ye foremost ones of Yadu's and Kuru's race, it seems that ye two are desirous of saying

something to me. Do ye say what is in your mind. I shall soon accomplish it. Do not hesitate.'

"Thus addressed, Phalguna, well conversant with speech, humbly approached king Yudhishthira the just and then said these

words.--'Vasudeva here, of great prowess, O king, is long absent from home. He desires, with thy permission, to see his sire.

Let him go, if thou thinkest it meet, to the city of the Anarttas. It behoveth thee; O hero, to grant him permission!'

"Yudhishthira said, 'O lotus-eyed one, blessed be thou. O slayer of Madhu, do thou go this very day to the city of Dwaravati for

seeing, O puissant one, that foremost one of Sura's race. O mighty-armed Kesava, thy departure is approved by me. Thou hast

not seen my maternal uncle as also the goddess Devaki, for a long time. Meeting my maternal uncle and repairing to Valadeva

also, O giver of honours, thou wilt, O thou of great wisdom, worship both of them at my word as they deserve.[166] Do thou

also think of me daily as also of Bhima, that foremost of mighty men, and of Phalguna and Nakula and Sahadeva, O giver of

honours. Having seen the Anarttas, and thy sire, O mighty-armed one, and the Vrishnis, thou wilt come back to my horse-

sacrifice, O sinless one. Do thou then depart, taking with thee diverse kinds of gems and various sorts of wealth. Do thou, O

hero of the Satwata race, also take with thee whatever else thou likest. It is through thy grace, O Kesava, that the whole Earth,

O hero, has come under our dominion and all our foes have been slain.'

When king Yudhishthira the just of Kuru's race said so, Vasudeva, that foremost of men, said these words (in reply).

"Vasudeva said, 'O mighty-armed one, all jewels and gems, all wealth, and the entire Earth, are thine and thine alone. Whatever

wealth exists in my, abode, thou, O lord, art always the owner thereof.' Unto him Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, said,--'Be it

so'--and then duly worshipped (Krishna) the eldest brother, endued with great energy, of Gada. Vasudeva then proceeded to his

paternal aunt (Kunti). Duly honouring her, he circumambulated her person. He was properly accosted by her in return, and then

by all the others having Vidura for their first. The four-armed eldest brother of Gada then set out from Nagapura on his

excellent car.[167] Placing his sister, the lady Subhadra, on the car, the mighty-armed Janarddana then, with the permission of

both Yudhishthira and (Kunti) his paternal aunt, set out, accompanied by a large train of citizens. The hero who had the

foremost of apes on his banner, as also Satyaki, and the two sons of Madravati, and Vidura of immeasurable intelligence, and

Bhima himself whose tread resembled that of a prince of elephants, all followed Madhava. Janarddana of mighty energy

causing all those extenders of the Kuru kingdom and Vidura also to return, addressed Daraka, and Satyaki, saying,--'Urge the

steeds to speed.' Then that grinder of hostile masses, viz., Janarddana of great prowess, accompanied by Satyaki, the foremost

one of Sini's race, proceeded to the city of the Anarttas, after having slain all his foes, like He of a hundred sacrifices

proceeding to Heaven (after slaughtering all his foes).'

SECTION LIII

"Vaisampayana said, 'As he of Vrishni's race was proceeding to Dwaraka, those foremost princes of Bharata's race, those

chastisers of foes embraced him and fell back with their attendants. Phalguna repeatedly embraced the Vrishni hero, and as