Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /350

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RY OF CULTURE
 
. GOVERNMENT OF
 
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मंत्रालय
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
एवमुक्तो भगवता सोऽक्रूरो विमना इव ।

पुरीं प्रविष्टः कंसाय कर्मावेद्य गृहं ययौ ॥
 

So told by the Lord, Akrura became

somewhat dejected, entered the city,

informed Kamsa of his having done his

work, and went to his house.
 

 
अथापराहेह्णे भगवान् कृष्णः सङ्कर्षणान्वितः ।

मथुरां प्राविशद्गोपैः दिक्षुः परिवारितः ॥
 
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Then, in the afternoon (of the following

day), Lord Krishna, accompanied by

Balarama and surrounded by the cow.

herds, entered Mathura desiring to see

(the city).
 
EO
 

 
प्रासादशिखरारूढाः प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखाम्बुजाः ।

अभ्यवर्षन्सौमनस्यैः प्रमदा बलकेशवौ ॥
 

Mounting the tops of the mansions,

ladies with their lotus-faces abloom with

delight, showered heaps of flowers on

Balarama and Krishna.
 

 
ततः पौरान्पृच्छमानो धनुषः स्थानमच्युतः ।

तस्मिन्प्रविष्टो ददृशे धनुरैन्द्रमिवाद्भुतम् ।

पुरुषैर्बहुभिर्गुप्तमर्चिततं परमर्द्धिमत् ॥
 
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