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Mahābhārata The History of the Great India
<< 104 Arjuna meets Lord Krsna >>
 |  | Arjuna, of unlimited valor, visited in order all the pilgrimage sites and purifying sanctuaries. In the course of visiting all the holy places and shrines on the western coast, he reached Prabhasa.
| | | Lord Krsna, slayer of the demon Madhu, heard that Arjuna had reached Prabhasa and was visiting the holy places. Krsna then traveled to meet Arjuna. They embraced and asked each other about their health and well-being.
| | | As the two dear friends, who had formerly incarnated together as the sages Nara and Narayana, sat together, Sri Krsna asked how Arjuna was faring in his forest exile. Lord Krsna also inquired from Arjuna about his itinerary. "My dear Pandava, why are you visiting all the holy places?"
| | | Arjuna then explained everything he had done in the forest, and Lord Krsna, chief of the Vrsni clan, listened and approved.
| | | Krsna and Arjuna freely enjoyed themselves in Prabhasa and then went to spend some time at the Raivataka Mountain. By the order of Krsna some men had decorated an area on the mountain and brought food. Accepting all these pleasing arrangements, Arjuna ate with Lord Krsna and watched a program of theater and dance.
| | | After thanking all the entertainers and then dismissing them, the Pandava, of great splendor, then went to the divine bed prepared for him. He told Lord Krsna, leader of the Satvatas, about the holy lands, rivers, and forests he had seen, and as he told his tales, sleep carried him off as he lay in his bed, which was as comfortable as those of the gods.
| | | Arjuna awoke to the sounds of sweet songs, the soft strumming of vinas, and the chanting of joyful hymns, all designed to gently arouse him from slumber. After performing all the essential duties for the body and soul, and then being warmly invited by Lord Krsna, chief of the Vrsnis, Arjuna went with Him in a golden chariot to the Lord's city of Dvaraka.
| | | The entire city of Dvaraka, down to the smallest estates, was decorated in honor of Arjuna, the son of Kunti. O Janamejaya, the inhabitants of Dvaraka, eager to see Arjuna, rushed out to the king's highway by the hundreds and thousands. A large crowd of men gathered from the Bhoja, Vrsni, and Andhaka dynasties, and hundreds and thousands of their fine ladies looked on.
| | | All the sons of the Bhoja, Vrsni, and Andhaka clans honored Arjuna, and he saluted them, even as they were saluting him, and everyone welcomed him to the city. Every one of the young boys of those great dynasties saluted him with reverence, and the men of his same age embraced him again and again.
| | | For many nights Arjuna stayed in the city, living with Krsna in His charming palace, which was built of gems and full of all pleasurable things.
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