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the message, the news of Sri Krushna returning to
          SamanthakamaNi - 11                                   Dwaraka spread like wildfire.


                Recap:  Sri Krushna consoled Ja:mbavathi             All the people of the city were eager to see
          and won the mighty bear Ja:mbavantha in a fight  Sri Krushna. As the sun rose, Sri Krushna offered
          for Samanthakamani. He then made his way back  his morning prayers and asked for a meeting by
          to Dwaraka. Let us see what happens next…             noon.

                    hat a  miracle!  Sri Krushna's followers         Ya:davas descend from Yadu, a legendary
                    somehow knew that Sri Krushna was           king. The Ya:dava dynasty is founded on the name
          Wcoming home and even before the dawn                 Yadu. There were many clans that branched off the
          they had arranged a chariot at the entrance to the    dynasty, including the Bho:ja, Andhaka, Vrushni,

          forest.                                               Kukura, Prushni, Sa:thvata, and Ma:dhava, who
                                                                all lived in Dwaraka.
               Sri Krushna stopped his chariot, he praised
          the bears for pulling such a large chariot and also        Although the relatives had differences and
          patted their backs in appreciation.  He climbed       were enemies and friends among themselves,
          into the four-wheel chariot brought by his soldiers   they gathered in an open meeting out of respect
          and departed for Dwaraka.                             for Sri Krushna


               Whether it was a cool breeze from the forest          Dwaraka  had  a  huge  meeting  hall  with
          or the beginning of the day light that conveyed       well-resourced modern facilities that could





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