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Chapter 11: Lord S'rî
Krishna's Entrance Into Dvârakâ
(1) Sûta
said: "Reaching the border of the land of the Ânartas [the land
of the ones free from the unwanted, Dvârakâ], He for the
arrival in His own prosperous city sounded His conch shell [the
Pâñcajanya], which, evidently, ended the dejection of the
inhabitants. (2) The brilliant white of the
round form of the conch shell, even though it was reddened by the lips
of the Great Adventurer, looked, as it was loudly sounded in His hands,
like a swan ducking at the stems of lotus flowers. (3) Having
heard
the
sound
that
is
even
feared
by
the
fear of a material existence
itself, all the citizens rapidly proceeded in the direction of the
sound to have an audience with the protector of the devotees they had
awaited for so long. (4-5)
Thereupon they offered their presentation of welcome to the
Self-contented One who by dint of His own potency was their unrelenting
provider. It was like offering a lamp to the sun. With cheerful,
affectionate faces they ecstatically gave gladdened speeches before the
Father, the way friends and protégées do for their
guardian.
(6) They said: 'We have always bowed down to Your lotus feet
like one does within the worship of Brahmâ and his sons and the
king of heaven, because You, for the one who desires the supreme
welfare in this life, are the Master of Transcendence upon whom the
inevitable time has no grip. (7) For the sake
of our welfare be the Creator of our world and also be our mother,
well-wisher, husband, father, Lord and spiritual master. Following in
the footsteps of You as our idol and supreme lordship we
have succeeded in our lives. (8) Oh
how
lucky we are to see Your all-auspicious form and
enjoy again the protection of Your good Self, because the sight of Your
affectionate, loving, smiling face even by the demigods is rarely seen. (9) Whenever, oh lotus-eyed One,
You leave from here to meet Your friends and relatives among the Kurus
[in Hastinâpura] and the people of Mathurâ, oh Infallible
One, each moment seems to take a million years and our eyes are
as useless as they would be without the sun. (10) How can we, with You being elsewhere, live without the
satisfaction of Your glance that vanquishes the miseries of the world;
how can we live without seeing your beautiful smiling and decorated,
attractive face?'
With the sound of these words of the
citizens in His ears the caretaker of the devotees, He who teaches humanity humaneness by the
distribution of His glances, entered the city of
Dvârakâ. (11) The way the city
of Bhogavatî was protected by the Nâgas,
Dvârakâ was protected by the strength of the descendants of
Vrishni [Krishna's family], Bhoja, Madhu, Das'ârha, Arha, Kukura,
Andhaka etc. [together called the Yadus], who were all as good as
Krishna Himself. (12) During all seasons
there was the wealth of orchards and flower gardens that with their
trees, plants and also with the hermitages that were found there,
formed beautiful parks around ponds filled with lotuses which made the
city extra beautiful. (13) The gateway of the
city as well as the different roads were decorated with arches and
flags that, painted with all the known signs, were casting shadows in
the sunshine. (14) The lanes, alleys, the marketplace and public meeting
places were thoroughly cleansed, sprinkled with scented water and
strewn with fruits, flowers and unbroken seeds. (15) At the door of each residential house there was a
display of curd, unbroken fruits, sugar cane, decorations, pots of
water and articles for worship like incense and lamps. (16-17) Hearing that their dearest friend was
coming home, His father Vasudeva and the magnanimous Akrûra,
Ugrasena, Krishna's superhumanly powerful elder brother Balarâma,
Pradyumna, Cârudeshna and Sâmba the son of
Jâmbavatî, were all by the force of an extreme happiness
alerted from their resting, sitting and dining. (18)
Headed by
elephants, with auspicious articles, the sound of conch shells and the
glorifying chanting of hymns, they hurried, together with the brahmins
excited in cheerful expectancy on their chariots towards Him.
(19) Hundreds of courtesans with dazzling earrings that
enhanced the beauty of their cheeks, very anxious to meet Him followed
in their vehicles. (20) There were entertainers, dancers, singers, historians,
genealogists and learned speakers who spirited sang the praises of the
superhuman activities of the Lord. (21) The
Supreme Lord approached each of the friends and citizens who came to
receive and welcome Him, as it should with due honor and respect. (22) He, the Almighty One, with the encouragement of His
glancing smile bowed His head, greeted them in words, embraced them and
shook hands with them, down to the lowest as desired giving His
benedictions. (23) Then, accompanied by the esteemed elders and the
brahmins and their wives, He entered the city where He was welcomed
with blessings and praises from other admirers.
(24) While He passed through the public
roads of Dvârakâ the ladies of standing climbed on the
roofs of their houses, oh learned ones, to feast their eyes on the
sight
of Him. (25) Even though it was their habit to look at Him this
way, the inhabitants of Dvârakâ could never get enough of
the compelling sight of the reservoir of beauty who was the embodiment
of the Infallible One. (26) In His chest the
Goddess of Fortune resides, from the cup of His face the eyes are
drinking, by His arms the ruling demigods abide, and His lotus feet are
the shelter for the singing and talking devotees. (27) Being served with a white parasol, fans and a road
covered by a shower of flowers the Lord with His yellow garments and
flower garlands resembled a cloud surrounded by the sun, the moon,
lightening and a rainbow combined.
(28) But after He
entered His parental home He was embraced by His seven mothers [His own
mother, the wife of the priest, of the guru and of the king, the cow,
the nurse and mother earth] who joyously were headed by Devakî to
whom He bowed His head down in obeisance. (29) After they all had put Him on their laps, their
breasts got wet of their affection and delight and also of the
water of the tears that overwhelmed them. (30)
Thereafter He entered His personal quarters that, inhabited by His
wives who numbered over sixteen thousand, offered all that one could
wish for. (31) From
a
distance
seeing
their
husband
now
returned
home
the
ladies within
their
minds
rejoicing rose up at once from
their seats and meditations with a coyly looking face. (32) As soon as they saw Him the shy ones first sent their
sons and embraced Him in their hearts in an insuperable ecstasy but, oh
leader of the Bhrigus, in spite of that they choked up with tears that
inadvertently fell like water from their eyes. (33) Although He was always present at their side, even
when they were alone, His feet nevertheless every time appeared
completely new to them - after all, who could let go of the feet of the
Eternal One that are never abandoned by the Goddess of Fortune? (34) He, without being part of it Himself, created the
enmity between the rulers who from the day they were born had become a
burden to the earth with their military control over their
surroundings. He brought relief by killing them just like the wind does
with bamboos when he creates fire by friction. (35) The Supreme Lord, from His own causeless mercy, out of
His own appeared among all those who are part of this human world, to
enjoy a life, with the worthiest of women, as if it concerned an
ordinary worldly affair. (36) Even though they were spotless and exciting with their
charming smiles,
the way they with their grave expression looking from the corners of
their eyes even convinced Cupid to give up his bow, they, as maddening,
first-class women, were never able to perturb His senses with their
magic. (37)
Ordinary
people who see how He, in
spite of His
detachment, is actively engaged, consider in their ignorance Him for
that reason a human being full of attachment who is as affected as they
are. (38) Such is the divinity of the Personality of Godhead
that He, despite of being in touch with material nature, is never
affected by its qualities; and the same is true for the intelligence of
the ones situated in the eternal of the Lord who is their refuge. (39) The women in their simplicity and weakness
held it for true that He would be like someone who follows because he
is dominated and isolated by his wife. They, unaware of the glories of
their husband, were the way the atheists think of Him who do not know
Him as the supreme controller."
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