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THE MAHABHARATA
 
falling of the skies and the cooling of
fire. And, bereft of Krishna, I do not
want to stay in this world. Hear of this,
O sage, more painful to me than that :
Sage, even as I was seeing, the Abhiras
of the Panchanada region overpowered
in battle and carried away by thousands
the Vrishni ladies. I took the bow there
 
but could not string it. O great sage, the
prowess of my arm is not as it was
before. O best of men, you must
advise what is good for me."
 
व्यास:-
'देवांशा देवभूतेन सम्भूतास्ते गतास्सह ।
धर्मव्यवस्था रक्षार्थ न तान्शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
कृत्वा भारावतरणं पृथिव्याः पृथुलोचनः ।
मोक्षयित्वा तनुं प्राप्तः कृष्णस्स्वस्थानमुत्तमम् ॥
त्वयाऽपीह महत्कर्म देवानां पुरुषर्षभ ।
 
कृतं भीमसहायन यमाभ्यां च महाभुज ॥