Arjun dragged his feet towards the palace of Krishna. Tears are continuously obstructing his vision and his mind stopped functioning properly. Daruka lead him taking his hand. He knew the bond of Arjuna with Krishna. But the inevitable had happened. Arjuna should fulfill the last wish of his soulmate.
The eight queens and sixteen thousand wives of Krishna surrounded Arjuna with grief.Arjun remembered how Krishna used to welcome him heartily with all the ladies celebrating the moments of joy.Arjuna stood stupefied and the next moment he fell on the ground wailing piteously.
Satya and Rukmini also fell down beside him crying along with him.After that both of them raised him and made him sit on the asan.Arjun shared their grief reminiscing his Madhav After that with a heavy heart he proceeded to the abode of Vasudeva.
Arjun's maternal uncle embraced him and wept loudly.He lamented thus before Parth." Arjun. I can not believe your friend can not avert this disaster. But he allowed it. Possibly to honour the curses.He who revived Parikshit will certainly be capable of saving his clan.But he did not wish to save his people.You know he loved you so much. His last words to me are about you only.He said you are Krishna and he is Arjuna. There is no difference between you both.He entrusted the responsibility to you only.I am going to resort to yoga. Do the needful."
Arjun replied in a broken voice." Uncle. With him gone the time for our departure also had come. My Eldest,Bheem,myself,Nakul and Sahadev and Yajnaseni will follow him .We don't have anything to do here now.But I have to vacate Dwaraka as soon as possible before it merges in Ocean."
Arjun then addressed Daruka " I want to meet remaining Vrishni men without delay."
The brahmins,ministers who ever survived waited for Arjun's words.Arjun spoke with much difficulty." I want to take the remnants women and children without delay.The sea will soon engulf this city.I will restore Vajra on the throne of Indraprasth.On the seventh day we should start from here."
Arjun passed his night in Krishna's room. He could not believe that his Madhav left him forever. He closed his face with his palms and wept heart fully. Where are you Madhav? You said you can not see the earth bereft of me. Then how could you expect your Parth to live without you. Wait for me. Wherever you are. I would have joined you immediately but you entrusted me the responsibility. I don't know I can fulfill your wish or not." As he went into a trance he felt Krishna's hand on his head." I will wait for you Parth.Come soon."
Arjun felt the Devine smile before him. He walked out with a resolve. He should finish his task and join his Madhav as soon as possible.
By the morning Vasudeva left his body through Yoga.Arjun did the funeral rites with the help of Brahmin's.Four of his wives joined his funeral pyre. Devaki,Rohini,Bhadra and Madira.
Arjun also did the rites for all the slain Yadavas.
Finally the bodies of Krishna and Balarama were traced with the help of tribal people. Arjun took Krishna's body in his arms and wept . The glow of the face remained intact. Nothing changed. His Madhav looked like he is in deep sleep.Arjun can not part with his friend's physical body for a long time. With much reluctance he kept the body of Krishna on sandal wood and offered fire with tears flowing like they may turn into an ocean and merge himself. The Brahmin's helped him do the funeral rites for Balarama also.
On the seventh day as everyone with Vajra at the front left Dwaraka the ocean flooded Dwaraka and merged the beautiful city into its deepest layers.
Rukmini and Jambavathi did sahagaman while Satya and some others retired into the woods to do penance.
Conclusion
The end of a yuga and a yugapurush who worked towards establishing the empire of Dharma on the Earth.The end of a master strategist who ruled the earth without wearing the crown.
Krishna is called Vishnu's sampurnavatar. The complete manifestation of the supreme power.
And true to that word Krishna's work on the earth in Dwapar yug remained exemplary and outstanding.
I know SPK would definitely change the facts,
They already did the blunder of showing Vrishaketu who never existed in the Epic.
They were desparate to make Vrishaketu the king along with Parikshit.
Let them do whatever they want but fact remains fact,
Parikshit is the king of Kurus and Vajra the great grandson of Krishna ruled Indraprasth.
They won't show Arjun doing everything for his Madhav including the last rites.
But surely they may show Arjun unable to protect the Yadava women.
Let it be. Whatever they may show Truth remains truth.
The Lord 's last words." Arjuna is myself and I am Arjuna."
Edited by ltelidevara - 9 years ago