abounded in sacred baths, their joy was great.
And those heroes who wielded powerful bows, were specially
glad to see the pleasant river
Saraswati, with
its limpid waters full to the brim. And, O Janamejaya,
the holiest night, that of the full moon in the month
of
Kartika in the season of autumn, was spent
by them while dwelling there! And the sons of
Pandu, the best of the descendants of Bharata, spent
that auspicious juncture with righteous and magnanimous
saints devoted to penance. And as soon as the
dark fortnight set in immediately after, the sons
of Pandu entered the forest named the Kamyaka, accompanied
by Dhananjaya and their charioteers and cooks.”
Vaisampayana said, “O son of Kuru, they, Yudhishthira
and others, having reached the forest of Kamyaka,
were hospitably received by hosts of saints and they
lived together with Krishna. And while the sons
of Pandu were dwelling in security in that place,
many Brahmanas came to wait upon them.
And a certain Brahmana said, ’He the beloved
friend of Arjuna, of powerful arms and possessed of
self control, descendant of Sura, of a lofty
intellect, will come, for, O ye foremost of the descendants
of Kuru, Hari knows that ye have arrived here.
For, Hari has always a longing for your sight and
always seeks your welfare. And Markandeya, who
lived very many years devoted to great austerities,
given to study and penance, will erelong come and meet
you.’ And the very moment that he was uttering
these words, there was beheld Krishna, coming thitherward
upon a car unto which were yoked the horses Saivya
and Sugriva,—he the best of those that ride
on cars, accompanied by Satyabhama, is like Indra
by Sachi, the daughter of Pulaman. And the son
of Devaki came, desirous to see those most righteous
of the descendants of Kuru. And the sagacious
Krishna, having alighted from the car, prostrated
himself, with pleasure in his heart, before the virtuous
king, in the prescribed way, and also before Bhima,
that foremost of powerful men. And he paid his
respects to Dhaumya, while the twin brothers prostrated
themselves to him. And he embraced Arjuna of the
curly hair; and spoke words of solace to the daughter
of Drupada. And the descendant of the chief of
the Dasaraha tribe, that chastiser of foes, when he
saw the beloved Arjuna come near him, having seen him
after a length of time, clasped him again and again.
And so too Satyabhama also, the beloved consort of
Krishna, embraced the daughter of Drupada, the beloved
wife of the sons of Pandu. Then these sons of
Pandu, accompanied by their wife and priests, paid
their respects to Krishna, whose eyes resembled the
white lotus and surrounded him on all sides.
And Krishna, when united with Arjuna, the son of Pritha,
the winner of riches and the terror of the demons
assumed a beauty comparable to that of Siva,
the magnanimous lord of all created beings, when he,
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