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recovering his bewildered intellects, he anxiously enquired were 

 Vasudeva was, and went to see him. Here the scene of grief and 

 misery was renewed ; and, after a mutual intercourse of lamenta- 

 tion, in which Vasudeva told him he had neither eaten nor drunk 

 since Creeshna had left him, Arjoon, taking Dareke with him, 

 went to Creeshna's palaces, and, summoning together such of his 

 people as were left, told them, that, in seven days from that time, 

 the sea would rise in mountain-billows, and entirely submerge the 

 city ; that, therefore, they must, before that time, exert them- 

 selves, get every carriage, elephant, and horse, in the place ready, 

 and carry away the women and all the best part of the treasure 

 towards Eendraput, i. e. Dheli ; that they must, moreover, take 

 with them Vejre, son of Aneroodhe, and Creeshna's great grand- 

 son, and seat him in the government of Dheli. He assured them 

 there was not a moment to be lost ; for, that, the very same day 

 they should quit Dwaraka, it would be deluged by the ocean; and 

 if any inhabitant loitered there, he must perish. That whole night 

 was passed by Arjoon in weeping ; he rose early the next morn- 

 ing, and after bathing was going to see Vasudeva, when he met 

 all the women running out of the house, shrieking, beating their 

 breasts, and tearing their hair. Vasudeva had expired that same 

 night, and fourteen of his wives were standing around him, among 

 whom were Yasodha, mother of Creeshna, and Roheenee, mother 

 of Balhadur. Arjoon was, at this news, again for a time bereft 

 of his senses ; but Creeshna's wives, - coming to him, roused him 

 from his trance, and told him there was no time for useless weep- 

 ing, as he had Vasudeva's funeral to direct, and to provide for 

 their own departure. Arjoon accordingly had the funeral-pile 

 prepared in the very place were Creeshna had performed the As- 

 wammedha-Yug, as Vasudeva had desired in his life time. Four 

 of his wives burnt themselves with his corpse. Arjoon next came 



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