Vaishampāyana said:—Thus looking at Dwāraka, Krishna, of most excellent eyes, saw his own house consisting of hundreds of palaces. He saw there a million of white jewelled pillars, a gate with jems lustrous like fire and a number of effulgent golden seats placed here and there. For his court a huge palace had been made entirely of gold with crystal pillars. He also saw beautiful and big lakes, with its water full of lotuses and fragrant red lotuses resorted to by maddened peacocks and coels, with golden and jewelled stairs and adorned with various other trees. That house was encircled by Viswakarma with stone walls hundred yards high which were girt with ditches. After the measurement of Indra's palace the celestial Architect had built that house on a plot of land measuring half a yojana on all sides. Seated on Garuda's back she saw that sable-hued palace (1-8). He then blew his conch the sound of which made the hairs of his enemies stand erect. At that sound the ocean was greatly agitated and the sky resounded. Indeed it appeared very wonderful (9). Hearing the sound of Panchajanya conch-shell and seeing Garuda all the members of the Kukura and Andhaka families were freed from sorrow (10). Beholding Keshava effulgent like the sun, with conch-shell, discus, and club in his hands, seated on Garuda, the citizens attained to an excess of joy. Thereupon they began to beat trumpets, blew bugles and set up leonine shouts. Afterwards beholding the slayer of Madhu the Kukuras, Andhakas and other Dāsharhas began to approach him with great delight (11-13). Placing Vasudeva before him and accompanied with the sound of conch-shells and trumpets, the king Ugrasenā repaired to Vāsudeva's palace. Devaki, Rohini and Ahuka's wives began to move about with joy in their own houses. A few moments after, Hari whom serve Indra and other gods, arrived at the appointed house (14-16).
Having got down at the entrance of his house, Krishna, the foremost of the Yadu race, showed proper respect to all the Yadus. And himself honored by Rāma, Ahuka, Gada, Pradyumna and others he entered into his residence with the mountain of jewels (17-18). Rukshmini's son Pradyumna himself took to the house the Pārijāta the most favourite of Indra's trees (19). By the power of the Pārijāta the heroes saw the beauty of their own persons and attained to great delight (20). Thus eulogized by the delighted Yadu chiefs Krishna entered into the house constructed by Viswakarma (21). Having placed that mountain of jems with summits in his inner appartment Achyuta, of incomparable energy, united with the Vrishnis, worshipped the celestial tree Pārijāta and planted it in its proper place.
Thereupon obtaining the permission of his own kinsmen Keshava, the slayer of heroes, honored all the maidens he had brought from Naraka's house with raiments, ornaments, maid-servants, riches and objects of enjoyment. Those maidens had already been received honourably by Devaki, Rohini, Revati and Ahuka's wives. By his good luck Satyabhāmā ruled over all the females, and Bhishmaka's daughter Rukshmini was in charge of the relatives. Krishna allotted to each of those women, separate houses, tanks, and gardens. (22–28).
CHAPTER CCXLVII. KRISHNA INVITES A MEETING OF HIS KINSMEN.
Vaishampāyana said:—Thereupon having honored Garuda like his friend Vāsudeva took him to his own house. Having saluted Janārddana that sky-ranging bird, with his permission, rose up into the sky. At that time, having agitated completely the ocean, the abode of Makaras, with the wind caused by the flapping of his wings the bird flew towards the eastern sea (1–3). Saying "I will again come at the time of work" Vinatā's son departed. Krishna honored, with jewels acquired by his own prowess, his old father Anakadundubhi, the king Ugrasena, Baladeva, Satyaki Sāndipani, the Brāhmana Gārgya, and other members of the Vrishni, Andhaka and Bhoja races. The ambassadors, adorned with ear-rings and garlands, announced at the crossings and high ways of Dwārakā:—"The enemies of the Brāhnanas have been slain: the slayer of Madhu has returned unscathed from the battle-field and the Vrishnis and Andhakas have acquired victory" (4–8).
Afterwards having saluted Sāndipani first Janārddana bowed unto the king Ahuka. Thereupon with Rāma, Vāsava's younger brother saluted his father, with tears in his eyes, whose heart was filled with joy. Afterwards approaching the Dāshārhas and calling every one of them by name Adhokshaja honored them all. O descendant of Bharata, after showing these civilities all the Yadavas, headed by Upendra, sat on celestial thrones set with jewels of every description. Afterwards, commanded by Krishna, Naraka's servants brought there the riches and the assembly-hall which they had brought before. Thereupon blowing his bugle, Janārddana, the foremost of Yadus, honored all the Dāshārhas (9-14).
Thereupon according to Krishna's order the Dāshārhas entered into the assembly-hall, charming, having seats and a door made of jewels. As the cave of a mountain is inhabited by lions so that assembly-hall, filled with the leading Yadu chiefs, shone superbly beautiful. Govinda, followed by the Vrishnis and Bhojas, placing Ugrasena before him, sat with Rama on the huge golden seat. Welcoming all the Yadu chiefs who were seated there according to their age the foremost of Purushas said (15-18).
CHAPTER CCXLVIII. NARADA DESCRIBES THE FEAT OF KRISHNA.
Krishna said:—"Ye pious Yādavas, by virtue of your ascetic power and that of mental concentration, and on account of his own sin Bhumi's son Naraka has been slain. Many beautiful maidens have been released from his inner appartment and the summit of the mount Mani has been uprooted and brought here. My servants have also brought this collection of riches. You are now the masters of all these things."
Having said this the Lord stopped. Hearing the words of Vasudeva, the Bhojas, Andhakas and Vrishnis, having their hairs stand erect in joy, worshipped Janārddana. Afterwards those heroic men, with folded hands, said to them: "O large-armed son of Devaki, it is no wonder to thee that thou hast accomplished, for the gods, a highly difficult feat and hast propitiated thy own people with riches and other objects of pleasure acquired by thy own power" (1-6).