*SKANDHA X. CHAP. 69.*
"What a wonder that Sri Krishna married 16 thousand girls, all at one
and the same time, with but one body!" So thought Narada and he came to
see things with his own eyes at Dvaraka. He entered one of the rooms and
found Krishna seated with one of the girls. Krishna washed the feet of
Narada and sprinkled the water over his body.
The Rishi entered another room. Krishna was playing at dice with one of
his wives and with Uddhava. He entered another room and found Krishna
was taking care of his children.
So he entered room after room. Krishna was either bathing or making
preparations for the sacrifice, or feeding Brahmanas, or making recitals
of Gayatri, or riding, or driving, or taking counsel of ministers, or
making gifts, or hearing recitals of sacred books. He was in one place
following Dharma, in one Artha and in another Kama.
Narada smiled and said: -- "O Lord of Yoga, I know the Yogic Maya, by
service at Thy feet, as it is manifest in me, though hard of perception
by those that are themselves under the influence of Maya. Now permit me
to roam about the Lokas, filled with Thy glory, singing Thy deeds, which
purify all the worlds."