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to laud and glorify him. Creeshna soon arrived at the abode of 

 Eendra, who was overjoyed to behold him, and accompanied him 

 as far as the extent of Eendra-Loke reached, and offered him all 

 manner of ceremonious observances. When Creeshna had passed 

 the limits of Eendra's territory, Eendra said to him, " I have no 

 power to proceed any farther, nor is there any admission for me 

 beyond this limit." So Creeshna kindly dismissed him, and went 

 forward alone. 



In the mean time Dareke, who had been sent to summon Ar- 

 joon, immediately on his arrival at Hastanapoor, waited upon 

 Rajah Judishter, who rejoiced exceedingly to see him ; but, when 

 he heard the fatal news of the death of all the Yadavas, he fell 

 down senseless through the distracting violence of his grief. When 

 he came to himself, Dareke related to him all the particulars of 

 this sad catastrophe, at which he and his brothers remained more 

 dead than alive. Arjoon, however, instantly hurried away to visit 

 Vasudeva, and see in what state Creeshna himself might be. So 

 he mounted the carriage, and came with all possible speed to 

 Dwaraka. He beheld the city in the state of a woman whose husband 

 is recently dead ; and, finding neither Creeshna nor Balhadur, nor 

 any other of his friends there, the whole place appeared in his eyes 

 as if involved in a cloud of impenetrable darkness, nor could he 

 refrain from bursting into tears. The 16,000 wives of Creeshna, 

 the moment they set their eyes on Arjoon, burst also into a flood 

 of tears, and all at once began the most bitter lamentations ; and, 

 in truth, the whole city was so rent with uproar and distraction, 

 that it surpasses description. Arjoon, on seeing them thus left 

 without husband, children, father, brother, or friend of any sort, 

 was so affected with their situation, that all his understanding, 

 judgment, and courage, forsook him ; and, for a time, he was 

 utterly unable to come to any resolution. After a long pause, 



