And the chariot, bearing Akrura, Rāma and Krishna, was followed close by
the carts bearing Nanda and the Gopas, who carried gifts for the king
Kangsa, to whom all must present the best of their store.
On reaching the banks of the Jumnā, Krishna and Rāma in sportiveness
descended from the chariot and dipped in the sacred waters of the river,
then ascended again to the chariot.
Whereat Akrura, the ambassador, had a dip in the water, too, reciting
the sacred texts in the meanwhile, when, lo, in the waters where he
stood he beheld the laughing Krishna and Rāma, sitting in the lap of the
god of water.
Amazed and bewildered, he gazed towards the chariot where last he had
seen the brothers, and there they sat talking, as when he had left them.
Again he dipped his head 'neath the waves of the water and again he saw
Rāma and Krishna, and knew that his senses were not deluded,
Krishna, though seemingly a youth with all a youth's sportiveness and
play, yet was the Lord Incarnate.
And near the cart, Akrura looked in the eyes of Krishna where the wisdom
that created the universe lay, and answered the questioning gaze thus:
"Lord! None is there as wonderful as Thou art! All hast Thou created and
in Thee is all Creation. All have I seen that there is to see."
And the chariot proceeded towards Mathura.