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THE MAHABHARATA
 
Embracing Arjuna, the aged Vasudeva

wept, being greatly distressed. And

extremely sad, Arjuna said these words in

the proper time :
 

 
'शक्रप्रस्थमहं नेध्ष्ये वृष्ण्यन्धकजनं स्वयम् ।

जोज्रोऽयं भवतां राजा शक्रप्रस्थे भविष्यति ॥'
 

"I shall myself take all the Vrishnis

and the Andhakas to Indraprastha. This

Vajra (son of Aniruddha, Krishna's

grandson) will be your king at Sakraprastha."
 

 
श्वोभूतेऽथ ततश्शौरिर्जगाम गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥
 

On the following day then, Vasudeva

attained to heaven.
 

 
स तेषां विधिवत्कृत्वा प्रेतकार्याणि पाण्डवः ।

सप्तमे दिवसे प्रायाद्रथमारुह्य सत्वरः ॥
 

After performing in the prescribed

manner the obsequial rites for the departed

Vrishnis, Arjuna mounted the chariot and

sped on the seventh day.
 

 
स्त्रियस्ता वृष्णिवीराणामनुजग्मुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥