Krishna along with his large family came from Dwaraka to Kurukshetra at the time of the most auspicious solar eclipse. All the holy waters of India flow into the Kurukshetra tank at the time of an eclipse.People from all over India also assembled at the sacred place, the Vrishnis, the Bhojas, Akrura, Vasudeva, Ugrasena and others. From Vrindavana the gopis also came to bathe in the sacred waters at Kurukshetra. Krishna was a child when he left Vrindavana thus after a very long time the Gopis were finally able to see Krishna. Krishna and Balarama warmly embraced their parents. They also affectionately embraced the residents of Vrindavan. During that time, there was an interesting dialogue between the Gopis and Krishna.When the Gopis met Krishna they said :
"Suna more Vraja Nana he jivana.
O My Prananatha, My life and soul! Vraja is our life and soul. O Prananatha, we are telling You the truth - that Vraja is our home. If You do not come and meet us in Vrndavana, we will not be able to remain alive. We will die at once. The moment fish are taken out from the water, they begin to become restless, and at the next moment they will be dead. We are in a worse condition than that. Fish may have a moment to live, but we will not be able to live even that long."
Kurukshetra -Brahma Sarovara...............................................................................
It is said that after performing a great yajna, Lord Brahma created the universe from here. It is also said that Manu wrote his Manu-smriti here, and that the Rig and Sama Vedas were compiled in this place. Kurukshetra is named after King Kuru, who also performed a great sacrifice here.
