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Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

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SB 1.14.1

सूत उवाच सम्प्रस्थिते द्वारकायां जिष्णौ बन्धुदिदृक्षया ज्ञातुं च पुण्यश्लोकस्य कृष्णस्य च विचेष्टितम्

sūta uvāca samprasthite dvārakāyāṁ jiṣṇau bandhu-didṛkṣayā jñātuṁ ca puṇya-ślokasya kṛṣṇasya ca viceṣṭitam

Synonyms

śrī sūtaḥ uvācaŚrī Sūta Gosvāmī said; samprasthitehaving gone to; dvārakāyāmthe city of Dvārakā; jiṣṇauArjuna; bandhufriends and relatives; didṛkṣayāfor meeting them; jñātumto know; caalso; puṇya-ślokasyaof one whose glories are sung by Vedic hymns; kṛṣṇasyaof Lord Kṛṣṇa; caand; viceṣṭitamfurther programs of work..

Translation

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Arjuna went to Dvārakā to see Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and other friends and also to learn from the Lord of His next activities.

Purport

As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord descended on earth for the protection of the faithful and annihilation of the impious, so after the Battle of Kurukṣetra and establishment of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the mission of the Lord was complete. The Pāṇḍavas, especially Śrī Arjuna, were eternal companions of the Lord, and therefore Arjuna went to Dvārakā to hear from the Lord of His next program of work.

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