The Fateful Evening part 2

Part 194

The fourth quarter of the night...there is gloom inside and outside Brahmin's house. The brahmin's Wife is weeping in a feeble voice...the women there trying to pacify her in vain.
The brahmin closed the doors on Arjun's face and sat in the front room with his head in his hands. He felt dejected. He lost ten sons in a row.

Arjun stood looking at the fire pit created by him through Agneya mantra. The blazing fire is challenging him to come inside. He remembered Khandava dahan. He gratified Agni. Now he will take solace in his lap.
What will Krishnaa do without him? He can't imagine. Will she survive! He had no hope..
Subhadra his energetic Bhadra will get shattered but he is confident. Madhav's sister will never let him down. Yes..it is difficult for her to tackle Abhi...Arjun wiped his forehead.
Phalgun when will you come back? Don't stay there too long.. Kunti's voice resounded in his ears..
His brothers..What will they do without him? Surely Bhrata Bheem will get angry for leaving him alone with the responsibilities..
And what about me? What should I do without you? The familiar voice the lotus eyes showering undaunted love,the yellow garment,the waving peacock feather...Is he dreaming?
Arjun felt the warmth of Krishna's touch on his wrist. There he stood his Madhav..
Arjun hugged him tightly and whispered..Forgive me Madhav.. I have to leave. I can't break my promise..
Krishna embraced him again and said.. Who will let you go? If you have to then I shall come with you. Krishna can not live without his Parth..
Arjun got tears in his eyes. But I have to go...please understand..he pleaded with him.
Krishna pulled him to the outer space...We both have to go..now follow me to the chariot. No questions. Remember one thing.. this incident happened to enhance our glory..
Arjun got into the chariot which is driven by his friend. Where is Daruka? Why are you driving? He questioned.
Krishna smiled and taunted..This journey is exclusively ours..No third person could come with us..

The Journey to Vaikuntha.

The chariot set off in the western direction. Passing over the seven continents with their seven seas and seven mountain ranges, He crossed the [lokloka] border that separated the worlds from outer space and entered the vast darkness
There in the darkness the horses S'aibya, Sugriva,Meghapushpa and Valahaka lost their way,Seeing their plight Krishna sent His Sudarshan chakra  shining like a thousand suns ahead of the chariot.

The Sudars'ana disc,  with its extremely intensive effulgence was speeding ahead as fast as the mind, cut itself through the immense dense and fearsome darkness of the manifestation like an arrow from Lord Rmachandra's bow shot at an army.
Arjuna followed with his sharp eyes ,the path of the  chakra  beyond that darkness and beheld the all-pervasive, endlessly expanding, transcendental light that hurt his eyes so much that he closed them
From there they entered a body of water that by a mighty wind was moved about into a splendor of huge waves. In the water was situated a wondrous abode that supremely radiated with columns shining brightly with thousands of inlaid gems.
The huge serpent Ananta resided there. Looking Amazing with His thousands of heads that radiated with the gems upon the hoods and His twice as many frightening eyes, He with His dark blue necks and tongues resembled the white mountain [Kailsa].
On that serpent he saw the almighty, highest authority of the Personality Supreme to all Personalities sitting comfortably, looking like a dense raincloud, with beautiful yellow garments, a pleasing attractive face and large eyes

His thousands of scattered locks bathed in the brilliance of His earrings and the clusters of large jewels in His crown.

Being framed by a garland of forest flowers He with His eight handsome long arms, Kaustubha jewel and S'rvatsa mark,wore the yellow garment.

He was  the Chief of the Rulers of the Universe served by His personal associates headed by Nanda and Sunanda, as also by His  chakra  and His other weapons that manifested their personal forms,( The weapons looked radiant and then appeared in Devine forms.)