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Plate 153

Kṛṣṇa's Return to Dvārakā

Wken Lord Kṛṣṇa eneered His 16. 108 palaces after recurming co Dvārakā from the Batle of Kurukṣetra, His queens rejoiced within their minds to see their husband home after a long period abroad. The queens at once rose from their seats and their meditations on the Lord. As was socially customary, they covered their faces shyly and looked about coyly. Their insuperable ecstasy was so strong that they embraced Him within the innermost recesses of their hearts. Then they embraced Him visually, and then they sent their sons to embrace Him, which is equal to personal embracing. But though they tried to restrain their feelings, they inadvertently shed tears.

Painting by DHṚTI-DEVĪ DĀSĪ (1980)

Kṛṣṇa's Return to Dvārakā