3 / Five Queens Married by Krsna

There was a great rumor that the five Pandava brothers, along with their
mother Kunti, had, under the plan of Dhrtarastra, died in a fire accident
in the house of shellac in which they were living. But then the five brothers
were detected at the marriage ceremony of Draupadi; so again another
rumor spread that the Pandavas and their mother were not dead. It
was a rumor, but actually it was so; they returned to their capital city,
Hastinapura, and people saw them face to face. When this news was carried
to Krsna and Balarama, Krsna wanted to see them personally, and therefore
Krsna decided to go to Hastinapura.

This time, Krsna visited Hastinapura in state, as a royal prince, accom-
panied by His commander-in-chief, Yuyudhana, and by many other
soldiers. He had not actually been invited to visit the city, yet He went to
see the Pandavas out of His affection for His great devotees. He visited the
Pandavas without warning, and all of them got up from their respective
seats as soon as they saw Him. Krsna is called Mukunda because as soon as
one comes in constant touch with Krsna or sees Him in full Krsna
consciousness, one immediately becomes freed from all material anxieties.
Not only that, but he immediately becomes blessed with all spiritual bliss.

On receiving Krsna, the Pandavas became very enlivened, just as if
awakened from unconsciousness or from loss of life. When a man is lying
unconscious, his senses and the different parts of his body are not active,
but when he regains his consciousness, the senses immediately become
active. Similarly, the Pandavas received Krsna as if they had just regained
their consciousness, and so they became very much enlivened. Lord Krsna
embraced every one of them, and by the touch of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, the Pandavas immediately became freed from all reactions of
material contamination, and therefore they were smiling in spiritual bliss.
By seeing the face of Lord Krsna, everyone was transcendentally satisfied.

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