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Pancharatra: Arjuna meets Krishna at Prabhasa and visits Dwaraka.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
सोऽपरान्तेषु तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । सर्वाण्येवानुपूर्व्येण जगामामितविक्रमः ॥१-२१०-१॥
He of immeasurable valor went in succession to all the sacred places and holy shrines in the western regions.
समुद्रे पश्चिमे यानि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । तानि सर्वाणि गत्वा स प्रभासमुपजग्मिवान् ॥१-२१०-२॥
He visited all the holy places and shrines in the western ocean and then proceeded to Prabhāsa.
प्रभासदेशं सम्प्राप्तं बीभत्सुमपराजितम् । तीर्थान्यनुचरन्तं च शुश्राव मधुसूदनः ॥१-२१०-३॥
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) heard that the undefeated Bībhatsu (Arjuna) had reached the Prabhāsa region and was visiting the holy places.
ततोऽभ्यगच्छत्कौन्तेयमज्ञातो नाम माधवः । ददृशाते तदान्योन्यं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥१-२१०-४॥
Then Madhava (Krishna), incognito, approached the son of Kunti. There, at Prabhāsa, Krishna and the Pandava saw each other.
तावन्योन्यं समाश्लिष्य पृष्ट्वा च कुशलं वने । आस्तां प्रियसखायौ तौ नरनारायणावृषी ॥१-२१०-५॥
The two, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, dear friends, embraced each other and inquired about each other's well-being in the forest, and remained together.
ततोऽर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तां चर्यां पर्यपृच्छत । किमर्थं पाण्डवेमानि तीर्थान्यनुचरस्युत ॥१-२१०-६॥
Then Vāsudeva (Krishna) asked Arjuna about that journey: "O son of Pāṇḍu, for what reason are you visiting these holy places?"
ततोऽर्जुनो यथावृत्तं सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तदा । श्रुत्वोवाच च वार्ष्णेय एवमेतदिति प्रभुः ॥१-२१०-७॥
Then Arjuna narrated everything as it had happened. Hearing this, the Lord, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, said, "So it is."
तौ विहृत्य यथाकामं प्रभासे कृष्णपाण्डवौ । महीधरं रैवतकं वासायैवाभिजग्मतुः ॥१-२१०-८॥
After enjoying themselves as they wished at Prabhāsa, Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava went to reside at Mount Raivataka.
पूर्वमेव तु कृष्णस्य वचनात्तं महीधरम् । पुरुषाः समलञ्चक्रुरुपजह्रुश्च भोजनम् ॥१-२१०-९॥
But earlier, at Kṛṣṇa's instruction, the men together decorated that mountain and brought food there.
प्रतिगृह्यार्जुनः सर्वमुपभुज्य च पाण्डवः । सहैव वासुदेवेन दृष्टवान्नटनर्तकान् ॥१-२१०-१०॥
Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, after accepting and enjoying everything, together with Vāsudeva, watched the actors and dancers.
अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य तान्सर्वानर्चयित्वा च पाण्डवः । सत्कृतं शयनं दिव्यमभ्यगच्छन्महाद्युतिः ॥१-२१०-११॥
After respectfully permitting and worshipping all of them, the greatly radiant Pāṇḍava approached the honored divine bed.
तीर्थानां दर्शनं चैव पर्वतानां च भारत । आपगानां वनानां च कथयामास सात्वते ॥१-२१०-१२॥
O Bhārata, he narrated to Sātvata (Yudhiṣṭhira) the sights of sacred places, mountains, rivers, and forests.
स कथाः कथयन्नेव निद्रया जनमेजय । कौन्तेयोऽपहृतस्तस्मिञ्शयने स्वर्गसंमिते ॥१-२१०-१३॥
O Janamejaya, while he was narrating stories, the son of Kunti was taken away by sleep on that bed which was like heaven.
मधुरेण स गीतेन वीणाशब्देन चानघ । प्रबोध्यमानो बुबुधे स्तुतिभिर्मङ्गलैस्तथा ॥१-२१०-१४॥
O sinless one, he was awakened by sweet song, the sound of the vīṇā, praises, and auspicious things.
स कृत्वावश्यकार्याणि वार्ष्णेयेनाभिनन्दितः । रथेन काञ्चनाङ्गेन द्वारकामभिजग्मिवान् ॥१-२१०-१५॥
Having completed his necessary duties and being honored by Vārṣṇeya (Krishna), he departed for Dvārakā in a chariot adorned with gold.
अलङ्कृता द्वारका तु बभूव जनमेजय । कुन्तीसुतस्य पूजार्थमपि निष्कुटकेष्वपि ॥१-२१०-१६॥
O Janamejaya, Dvaraka became adorned everywhere, even in the courtyards, for the purpose of worship of the son of Kunti.
दिदृक्षवश्च कौन्तेयं द्वारकावासिनो जनाः । नरेन्द्रमार्गमाजग्मुस्तूर्णं शतसहस्रशः ॥१-२१०-१७॥
The people of Dvaraka, eager to see Kunti's son, hurried in their hundreds of thousands to the king's road.
अवलोकेषु नारीणां सहस्राणि शतानि च । भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकानां च समवायो महानभूत् ॥१-२१०-१८॥
In the gatherings, there were thousands and hundreds of women, and a great assembly of the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas was formed.
स तथा सत्कृतः सर्वैर्भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकात्मजैः । अभिवाद्याभिवाद्यांश्च सर्वैश्च प्रतिनन्दितः ॥१-२१०-१९॥
He was thus honored by all the sons of Bhoja, Vṛṣṇi, and Andhaka; after saluting those who were to be saluted, he was greeted in return by all.
कुमारैः सर्वशो वीरः सत्कारेणाभिवादितः । समानवयसः सर्वानाश्लिष्य स पुनः पुनः ॥१-२१०-२०॥
The hero, having been respectfully greeted in every way by the princes, embraced all those of the same age again and again.
कृष्णस्य भवने रम्ये रत्नभोज्यसमावृते । उवास सह कृष्णेन बहुलास्तत्र शर्वरीः ॥१-२१०-२१॥
She lived with Kṛṣṇa for many nights in his beautiful house, which was filled with jewels and food.
