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arjunāgamanam
The arrival of Arjuna.
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
dāruko'pi kurūn gatvā dṛṣṭvā pārthān mahārathān | ācaṣṭa mausale vṛṣṇīn anyonyena upasaṃhṛtān ||16-6-1||
Dāruka also, after going to the Kurus and seeing the Pāṇḍavas, the great chariot-warriors, reported that in the Mausala battle the Vṛṣṇis had destroyed each other. (16-6-1)
śrutvā vinaṣṭān vārṣṇeyān sa-bhoja-kukura-andhakān। pāṇḍavāḥ śoka-santaptā vitrasta-manaso 'bhavan ॥16-6-2॥
When the Pāṇḍavas heard that the Vṛṣṇis, along with the Bhojas, Kukuras, and Andhakas, had been destroyed, they were stricken with grief and their minds became filled with fear. (16-6-2)
tato'ṛjunas tān āmantrya keśavasya priyaḥ sakhā। prayayau mātulaṃ draṣṭuṃ nedam astīti cābravīt ॥16-6-3॥
Then Arjuna, the dear friend of Keśava, addressed them and went to see his uncle, saying: 'This is not so.' (16-6-3)
sa vṛṣṇinilayaṃ gatvā dārukeṇa saha prabho| dadarśa dvārakāṃ vīro mṛtanāthām iva striyam ॥16-6-4॥
Having gone to the abode of the Vṛṣṇis with Dāruka, O lord, the hero saw Dvārakā resembling a woman whose husband has died. (16-6-4)
yāḥ sma tā lokanāthena nāthavatyaḥ purābhavan। tāstv anāthās tadā nāthaṃ pārthaṃ dṛṣṭvā vicukruśuḥ ॥16-6-5॥
Those who formerly had a protector in the lord of the world, indeed, those became without a protector; then, upon seeing their protector Arjuna, they wailed aloud. (16-6-5)
ṣoḍaśastrīsahasrāṇi vāsudevaparigrahaḥ। tāsāmāsīn mahānnādo dṛṣṭvaivārjunamāgatam ॥16-6-6॥
When Arjuna arrived, there arose a great sound from the sixteen thousand consorts of Vāsudeva. (16-6-6)
tāstu dṛṣṭvaiva kauravyo bāṣpeṇa pihito'rjunaḥ। hīnāḥ kṛṣṇena putraiśca nāśakatsobhi-vīkṣitum ॥16-6-7॥
But upon seeing those women, Arjuna, the Kuru prince, whose eyes were covered with tears due to the loss of Kṛṣṇa and his sons, was unable to look at them. (16-6-7)
tāṃ sa vṛṣṇy-andhaka-jalāṃ haya-mīnām rathoḍupām | vāditra-ratha-ghoṣaughāṃ veśma-tīrtha-mahāgrahām ||16-6-8||
He saw her as adorned with the waters of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, dotted with horses, ships, chariots and lamps, resounding with music and the tumult of chariots, and graced with great mansions, sacred fords, and powerful strongholds. (16-6-8)
ratnaśaivala-saṅghāṭāṃ vajra-prākāra-mālinīm। rathyā-srotaḥ-jala-āvartāṃ catvara-stimita-hradām ॥16-6-9॥
Having clusters of gems and aquatic plants, garlanded with fortress walls of diamond, featuring whirlpools of water from street streams, and tranquil pools at street crossings. (16-6-9)
rāmakṛṣṇamahāgrāhāṃ dvārakāsaritaṃ tadā। kālapāśagrahāṃ ghorāṃ nadīṃ vaitaraṇīmiva ॥16-6-10॥
The river of Dvārakā, which had Rāma and Kṛṣṇa as its great crocodiles, was then, seized by the noose of Time and became like the terrifying river Vaitaraṇī. (16-6-10)
tāṃ dadarśārjuno dhīmān vihīnāṃ vṛṣṇipuṅgavaiḥ। gataśriyaṃ nirānandāṃ padminīṃ śiśire yathā ॥16-6-11॥
Arjuna, intelligent, saw her—deprived by the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis, bereft of prosperity and joy—like a lotus-lake in winter. (16-6-11)
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā dvārakāṃ pārthas tāś ca kṛṣṇasya yoṣitaḥ। sasvanaṃ bāṣpam utsṛjya nipapāta mahītale ॥16-6-12॥
When Pārtha (Arjuna) saw that city of Dvaraka and Krishna's wives, he let out a loud cry, shed tears, and fell to the ground. (16-6-12)
sātrājitī tataḥ satyā rukmiṇī ca viśāṃ pate। abhipatya praruruduḥ parivārya dhanañjayam ॥16-6-13॥
Then Sātrājitī, Satyā, and Rukmiṇī, O lord of men, surrounded Arjuna and, approaching him, began to weep greatly. (16-6-13)
tatas tāḥ kāñcane pīṭhe samutthāya upaveśya ca। abruvan tyo mahātmānaṃ parivārya upatast hire ॥16-6-14॥
Then, having arisen, those women placed the great-souled one on a golden seat, surrounded him, spoke, and attended upon him. (16-6-14)
tataḥ saṁstūya govindaṁ kathayitvā ca pāṇḍavaḥ। āśvāsya tāḥ striyaś cāpi mātulaṁ draṣṭum abhyagāt॥16-6-15॥
Then, after praising Govinda and speaking, the son of Pāṇḍu comforted those women and also went to see his uncle. (16-6-15)
