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dynasty by matrimonial relationship, and by blood relationship also. As
a result, you are constantly in touch with Lord Krsna, and you have no
difficulty in seeing Him at any time. Lord Krsna moves with you, talks
with you, sits with you, rests with you, and dines with you. The Yadus
appear to be always engaged in worldly affairs which are considered to
lead to the royal road to hell, but due to the presence of Lord Krsna, the
original Personality of Godhead in the Visnu catagory, who is omniscient,
omnipresent and omnipotent, all of you are factually relieved from all
material contamination, and are situated in the transcendental position of
liberation and Brahman existence.”

When they had heard that Krsna would be present in Kuruksetra because
of the solar eclipse, the residents of Vrndavana, headed by Maharaja Nanda,
had also decided to go there, and therefore all the members of the Yadu
dynasty were attending. King Nanda, accompanied by his cowherd men,
had loaded all their necessary paraphernalia on bullock carts, and all of
the Vrndavana residents had come to Kuruksetra to see their beloved sons
Lord Balarama and Lord Krsna. When the cowherd men of Vrndavana
arrived in Kuruksetra, all the members of the Yadu dynasty became most
pleased. As soon as they saw the residents of Vrndavana, they stood up to
welcome them, and it appeared that they had again regained their life. Both
had been very eager to meet, and when they actually came forward and met,
they embraced one another to their heart’s satisfaction and remained
in embrace for a considerable time.

As soon as Vasudeva saw Nanda Maharaja, he jumped and ran over to
him and embraced him very affectionately. Vasudeva began to narrate
his past history—how he had been imprisoned by King Kamsa, how his
babies had been killed, and how immediately after Krsna’s birth he had
carried Him to the place of Nanda Maharaja, and how Krsna and Balarama
had been raised by Nanda Maharaja and his queen, Yasoda, as their own
children. Similarly, Lord Balarama and Krsna also embraced King Nanda
and mother Yasgoda and then offered Their respect unto their lotus feet
by bowing down. Because of Their filial affection for Nanda and Yagoda,
both Lord Krsna and Balarama became choked up, and for a few seconds
They could not speak. The most fortunate King Nanda and mother Yasoda
placed their sons on their laps and began to embrace Them to their full
satisfaction. Because of separation from Krsna and Balarama, both King
Nanda and Yasoda had been merged in great distress for a very long time.
Now, after meeting Them and embracing Them, all their sufferings were
mitigated.

After this, Krsna’s mother, Devaki, and Balarama’s mother, Rohini,
