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Lord Krṣṇa's Entrance in Dvārakā
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vikramaḥ —prowess;  pradyumnaḥ —Pradyumna;  cārudeṣṇaḥ —Cārudeṣṇa;  ca —and;  sāmbaḥ —Sāmba;  jāmbavatī-sutaḥ —the son of Jāmbavatī;  praharṣa —extreme happiness;  vega —force;  ucchaśita —being influenced by;  śayana —lying down;  āsana —sitting on;  bhojanāḥ —dining.
TRANSLATION
On hearing that the most dear Krṣṇa was approaching Dvārakā-dhāma, magnanimous Vasudeva, Akrūra, Ugrasena, Balarāma, the superhumanly powerful, Pradyumna, Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, the son of Jāmbavatī, all extremely happy, abandoned resting, sitting and dining.
PURPORT
Vasudeva : Son of King Śūrasena, husband of Devakī and father of Lord Śrī Krṣṇa. He is the brother of Kuntī and father of Subhadrā. Subhadrā was married with her cousin Arjuna, and this system is still prevalent in some parts of India. Vasudeva was appointed minister of Ugrasena, and later on he married eight daughters of Ugrasena's brother Devaka. Devakī is only one of them. Kaṁsa was his brother-in-law, and Vasudeva accepted voluntary imprisonment by Kaṁsa on mutual agreement to deliver the eighth son of Devakī. This was foiled by the will of Krṣṇa. As maternal uncle of the Pāṇḍavas, he took active parts in the purificatory process of the Pāṇḍavas. He sent for the priest Kaśyapa at the Śatasṛṅga Parvata, and he executed the functions. When Krṣṇa appeared within the bars of Kaṁsa's prison house, He was transferred to Gokula by Vasudeva at the house of Nanda Mahārāja, the foster father of Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa disappeared along with Baladeva prior to the disappearance of Vasudeva, and Arjuna (his nephew) undertook the charge of the funeral ceremony after his disappearance.
Akrūra : The commander-in-chief of the Vrṣṇi dynasty and a great devotee of Lord Krṣṇa. Akrūra attained success in devotional service of the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers. He was the husband of Sūtanī, daughter of Ahūka. He supported Arjuna when Arjuna took Subhadrā forcibly away by the will of Krṣṇa. Both Krṣṇa and Akrūra went to see Arjuna after his successful kidnapping of Subhadrā. Both of them presented dowries to Arjuna after this incidence. Akrūra was present also when Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadrā, was married with Uttarā, mother of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. Ahūka, the father-in-law of Akrūra, was not on good terms with Akrūra. But both of them were devotees of the Lord.
Ugrasena : One of the powerful kings of the Vrṣṇi dynasty and cousin of Mahārāja Kuntibhoja. His other name is Ahūka. His minister was Vasudeva,