the Pandavas gazed on Krishna as long as he was within sight, and their
minds also followed him when he got out of sight. And Kesava of agreeable
person soon disappeared from their sight, unsatiated though their minds
were with looking at him. Those bulls among men, the sons of Pritha, with
minds fixed on Govinda, desisted (from following him further) and
unwillingly returned to their own city in haste. And Krishna in his car
soon reached Dwaraka followed by that hero Satyaki. Then Sauri, the son of
Devaki, accompanied by his charioteer Daruka reached Dwaraka with the
speed of Garuda."

Vaisampayana continued,--"Meanwhile king Yudhishthira of unfading glory,
accompanied by his brothers and surrounded by friends, entered his
excellent capital. And that tiger among men, dismissing all his relatives,
brothers, and sons, sought to make himself happy in the company of
Draupadi. And Kesava also, worshipped by the principal Yadavas including
Ugrasena, entered with a happy heart his own excellent city. And
worshipping his old father and his illustrious mother, and saluting (his
brother) Valadeva, he of eyes like lotus-petals took his seat. Embracing
Pradyumna, Shamva, Nishatha, Charudeshna, Gada, Aniruddha and Bhanu, and
obtaining the leave of all the elderly men, Janardana entered the
apartments of Rukmini."


SECTION III

Vaisampayana said,--"Then Maya Danava addressed Arjuna, that foremost of
successful warriors, saying,--'I now go with thy leave, but shall come
back soon. On the north of the Kailasa peak near the mountains of Mainaka,
while the Danavas were engaged in a sacrifice on the banks of Vindu lake,
I gathered a huge quantity of delightful and variegated vanda (a kind of