Texts 16-17] Lord Krsna’s Entrance in Dvaraka a7]

vikramah— prowess; pradyumnah—Pradyumna: carudesnah—Carudesna: ca—
and; sambah—Samba; jambavati- -sutah—the son of Jambavati; praharsa—
extreme happiness; vega—force: ucchasita—being influenced by: sayana—
lving down: asana—sitting on: bhojanah—dining.

TRANSLATION

On hearing that the most dear Krsna was approaching Dvaraka-dhama,
magnanimous Vasudeva, Akriira, Ugrasena, Balarama, the superhumanly
powerful, Pradyumna, Carudesna and Samba, the son of Jambavati, all
extremely happy, abandoned resting, sitting and dining.

PURPORT

Vasudeva: Son of King Siirasena, husband of Devaki and father of Lord
Sri Krsna. He is the brother of Kunti and father of Subhadra. Subhadra
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. Devaki
is only one of them. Kamsa was his brother-in-law, and Vasudeva accepted
voluntary imprisonment by Kamsa on mutual agreement to deliver the
eighth son of Devaki. This was foiled by the will of Krsna. As maternal
uncle of the Pandavas, he took active parts in the purificatory process of
the Pandavas. He sent for the priest Kagyapa at the Satasriiga Parvata, and
he executed the functions. When Krsna appeared within the bars of Kamsa’s
prison house, He was transferred to Gokula by Vasudeva at the house of
Nanda Maharaja, the foster father of Krsna. Krsna disappeared along with
Baladeva prior to the disappearance of Vasudeva, and Arjuna (his nephew)
undertook the charge of the funeral ceremony after his disappearance.

Akrira: The commander-in-chief of the Vrsni dynasty and a great
devotee of Lord Krsna. Akrira attained success in devotional service of
the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers. He was the husband
of Siitani, daughter of Ahika. He supported Arjuna when Arjuna took
Subhadra forcibly away bv the will of Krsna. Both Krsna and Akrira went
to see Arjuna after his successful kidnapping of Subhadra. Both of them
presented dowries to Arjuna after this incidence. Akriira was present also
when Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra, was married with Uttara, mother
of Maharaja Pariksit. Ahika, the father-in-law of Akriira, was not on good
terms with Akriira. But both of them were devotees of the Lord.

Ugrasena: One of the powerful kings of the Vrsni dynasty and cousin of
Maharaja Kuntibhoja. His other name is Ahika. His minister was Vasudeva,
