ORIENTAL SERIES.

Muru and the Eakshasa Oglia ;
brought "back the earrings.
KRISHNA. 163
and finally he slew Naraka and
It further appears in different parts of the Maha-bharata that
Knshfta, prince of Dwaraka, was present at the swayam-vara of
Draupadi, and gave his judgment that she had been fairly won
by Arjuna. While the Pa^avas were reigning at Indra-prastha,
he paid them a visit, and went out hunting with them in the
Khawdava forest. There he and Arjuna allied themselves with
Agni, who was desirous of burning the Khawdava forest, but
was prevented by Indra. Agni having secured the help of
Krishna and Arjuna, he gave the former the celebrated chakra
(discus) Vajra-nabha, and the club Kaumodaki. Then Indra
was defeated and Agni burnt the forest. Arjuna afterwards
visited Knslma at Dwaraka, and was received with greai
demonstrations of joy. Arjuna, with the connivance of Krishna,
eloped with Su-bhadra, Knshna's sister, much to the annoyance
of Bala-rama, her elder brother. When Yudhi-shftiira was
desirous of performing the Eaja-suya sacrifice, Krishna told
him that he must first conquer Jara-sandha, king of Magadha.
Jara-sandha was attack'ed and slain, and Krishna was thus
revenged upon the enemy who had forced him to leave Mathura
and emigrate to Dwaraka. Knshm attended the Eaja-suya
sacrifice performed by Yudhi-sMiira, and there he met /Sisu-pala,
whose betrothed wife he had carried off. $isu-pala reviled him
and acted very violently, so Krishna, cast his discus and cut off his
enemy's head. He was present at the gambling match between
Yudhi-sh/hira and the Kauravas. When Draupadi had been
staked and lost, she was dragged into the public hall by Du/^-
sasana, who tore off her clothes, but Krishna, pitied her, and
renewed her clothes as fast as they were torn away. After the
close of the exile of the ParaZavas, Knshna was present, and took
part in the council which preceded the great war, and strongly
advised a peaceful settlement. Then he returned to Dwaraka.
Thither Arjuna and Dur-yodhana followed him with the object of
enlisting his services in the coming war, but he refused to take
any active part because he was related to both parties. He
gave them the choice of his personal attendance or of the use
of his army. Arjuna, who had arrived first, and therefore had
the first choice, asked for Krishna himself, and Dur-yodhana
joyfully accepted the army. E>ishm then became the charioteer