The wise have established that karma is destroyed through action: with faith, one should worship Viṣṇu, the Lord of all sacrifices, by performing sacrificial rites. Such tranquility of mind, as revealed by poets with the vision of scripture, is easily attained on the joyful path of yoga. For the twice-born householder, this is the auspicious way—a path to be followed with pure means and faith, according to one's wealth. In time, the wise renounce the pursuit of wealth through sacrifices and charity, the pursuit of wife and children through household life, and the pursuit of self through spiritual goals. Those who have abandoned all pursuits within the village go steadfastly to the forest of austerity. Every twice-born is born with three debts—to the gods, sages, and ancestors. Through sacrifices, study, and sons, these debts are repaid; one who departs without settling them falls from grace. O Lord, today you are freed from two debts, to the sages and ancestors, and having discharged the debt to the gods through sacrifices, you become free from all obligations and without refuge. Certainly, O Vasudeva, you have worshipped Hari, the Lord of worlds, with supreme devotion, and He Himself has become your son. Hearing these words, Vasudeva, of great mind, bowed his head, pleased the sages and priests, and selected them for the rituals. Those righteous sages, chosen by him, performed sacrifices in that sacred field with excellent rituals. As the consecration began, the Vrishnis adorned themselves with lotus garlands, bathed, and dressed in fine garments; the kings were splendidly decorated. Vasudeva's queens, joyful, without necklaces but in fine attire, approached the consecration hall, anointed and bearing offerings. The air resounded with drums, mridangas, kettledrums, conches, trumpets, and other instruments. Dancers and performers displayed their art, while bards and genealogists sang praises. Gandharva women, with sweet voices, sang together with their husbands. According to the ritual, the priests anointed Vasudeva—already bathed and smeared—along with his eighteen wives, as the king of Soma is anointed by the stars. Adorned with silk, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and earrings, Vasudeva shone, consecrated and clad in the sacrificial garment. His priests, dressed in silk and adorned with jewels, together with the assembly, shone like Indra at the sacrifice. Then, Rama and Krishna, accompanied by their relatives, shone with their sons and wives, radiant as lords of life. Vasudeva worshipped, as prescribed, with sacrifices marked by agnihotra and others—both ordinary and special—the Lord of sacrifice, knowledge, and action. At the proper time, he gave the priests their prescribed gifts, adorning them with cows, land, daughters, and great wealth. After performing rites for the wives and the concluding ablution, those great sages, together with the priests and led by Vasudeva, bathed in Rama lake. Having bathed, Vasudeva gave his ornaments and garments to the bards and women; then, adorned himself, he honored the priests and others with food. He lavishly honored his relatives with their wives and sons, and the people of Vidarbha, Kosala, Kuru, Kashi, Kekaya, and Sṛñjaya. He also honored the assembly members, officiating priests, sages, kings, spirits, ancestors, and wandering mendicants. After taking leave of the Lord's abode, they departed, offering blessings, to the sacrifice. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, his younger brother, the sons of Pṛthā, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Pṛthā herself, the two sons of Yamā, Nārada, the divine Vyāsa, and their friends and relatives—embracing the Yadus, their hearts softened by affection—departed for their own lands, enduring the pain of separation. Nanda, together with the cowherds, was worshipped with great honor by Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Ugrasena, and others, and, fond of his relatives, remained there. Vasudeva, having easily crossed the vast ocean of his desires, surrounded by friends and with a joyful mind, addressed Nanda, touching his hand. Vasudeva said, “Brother, the bond created by affection among people, which is called love, I consider hard to abandon, even for heroes and yogis. This friendship, established by noble ones even toward those who have not returned their kindness, and whose fruit is offered in friendship, should never be abandoned. In previous times, brothers, we did not act for each other's welfare; now, blinded by pride in prosperity, we do not see those standing before us. O bestower of honor, may the splendor of sovereignty never come to a man who desires true welfare, for by it, one does not see his own people or relatives, becoming blind in vision.” Thus, with his heart loosened by affection, Vasudeva, remembering the friendship that had been shown, wept, his eyes filled with tears. Nanda, honored by the Yadus for the love he had shown to his dear friends Govinda and Rāma, stayed there for three months, always thinking, “Today, tomorrow.” Then, filled with desires, Nanda, along with his kin and the people of Vraja, was honored with the finest ornaments, silks, and various priceless gifts. Receiving abundant gifts from Vasudeva, Ugrasena, Kṛṣṇa, Uddhava, Balarāma, and others, Nanda, accompanied by the Yadus, set out on his way. Nanda, the cowherds, and the cowherd women, their minds absorbed in the lotus feet of Govinda, were unable to withdraw them, and so they departed for Mathurā. When their relatives had departed, the Vṛṣṇis, whose deity was Kṛṣṇa, seeing that the rainy season was approaching, returned again to Dvārakā. They recounted to the people the great festival of the Yadu gods, which had taken place during the pilgrimage, along with the meetings with friends and other events. Thus ends the eighty-fourth chapter, entitled “The Description of Pilgrimage,” in the tenth book, second half, of the glorious Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, the scripture for the supreme renunciates. King Parīkṣit then asked, “O Brahman, we wish to know about the sister of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa—how Arjuna married her, and how she became my grandmother.” Śuka replied, “While traveling on pilgrimage, Arjuna, the lord, wandered the earth and came to Prabhāsa, where he heard about his maternal cousin.