Dvaraka Invaded By Waters
As soon as Krishna had given him the assignment to go to Hastinapura, Daruka had wasted no time, and had run to the Kaurava city.
He arrived early in the morning and told everything to the Pandavas who, astonished, could hardly believe it; they wondered in anguish how they could live even a single second in a world where the Lord was not present.
The arrival of Krishna’s charioteer had confirmed to Arjuna that the dream he had last night was a premonition, a clear message that his friend had wanted to give him. He had no doubts: Krishna had predicted His imminent demise. And Arjuna lost his peace of mind.
Without letting a single minute pass, he rushed to Dvaraka.
When he arrived, Vasudeva, Krishna’s father, sadly could not help but confirm what Daruka had told him. In Prabhasa Arjuna saw a scene he had previously witnessed: the lifeless bodies of his closest friends, including that of his beloved disciple and friend Satyaki. Searching the forest, they also found the material manifestations of Krishna and Balarama.
Night fell. The Pandava remained a guest of the Vrishni in the royal palace.
The next morning they told him that during the night Vasudeva and the court elders had reached the Lord through the practices of yoga. The city was now without any protection. So he decided to gather all the citizens and take them out of Dvaraka. The long procession started towards Hastinapura.
The city remained empty, desolate, giving the impression of a city of ghosts. And it was then that an extraordinary thing happened: suddenly the sea swelled and broke its banks, and as the inhabitants left the city, the water invaded Dvaraka. In a short time nothing remained, and as soon as everything was submerged, as if by magic the sea returned as placid as a lake.
They walked all day. When evening came Arjuna set up camp and everyone went to sleep. The next day they resumed their journey.
But the exceptional events were not over yet: during the journey they were attacked by a large band of ferocious bandits, armed and determined to do anything to take their wealth and women. When he saw himself attacked, Pandu’s son took Gandiva with the intention of exterminating the evildoers, but another incredible event happened: the invincible hero who had stood up to millions of great Kshatriyas, who had exterminated entire akshauhinis and counterattacked the human and divine weapons of Bhishma, Drona, Karna and others, he could not remember any mantra or use weapons; and was overwhelmed. He managed to bring safely to Hastinapura only a part of the inhabitants of Dvaraka.
Upon reaching Yudhisthira’s presence, Arjuna fainted.
This is a section of the book “Maha-bharata, Vol. 2”.
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