Vaishampayana replied, ‘O lord of the earth! Having conquered the kingdom, the Pandaveyas were tranquil. Vasudeva and Dhananjaya were delighted. They sported in pleasure, like the lord of the gods in heaven. They progressively sported in colourful groves, the slopes of mountains, colourful valleys, lakes and rivers. They were like the two Ashvins in Nandana. The great-souled Krishna and Pandava found pleasure in Indraprastha. O descendant of the Bharata lineage! They entered the assembly hall and sported there. O king! They conversed and recounted the colourful stories of the war and tales of the hardships. They spoke about the lineages of the rishis and the gods. Those great-souled ones, the ancient and excellent rishis, were delighted.
- 15, Ashwamedhika parva, Mahabharata.
Krishna then briefly returned to Dwaraka. He returned soon after during which he brought Parikshit back to life. After that Krishna remained in Hastinapura during Yudhishtira's Ashwamedha Yajna.
These are the last descriptions of Krishna with the Pandavas
Delighted, the maharathas gave him large amounts of riches. In that way, the king (Yudhishtira) humbly presented himself before Krishna, the wielder of the chakra and the gada, like Pradyumna presenting himself before Govinda. Krishna honoured the king and gave him an extremely expensive chariot that was decorated with gold and was yoked to divine and supreme horses. Dharmaraja, Bhima, the twins and Phalguna separately honoured the one who deserved to be shown respect.
- 90, Ashwamedhika parva, Mahabharata.
However, he (Vyasa) again said, “You gave it to me. But I am giving it back to you. Give gold to the brahmanas and let the earth be yours.” Vasudeva then spoke to Dharmaraja Yudhishthira. “You should act as the illustrious Vyasa has said.” ‘Thus addressed, the best of the Kuru lineage and his brothers were delighted in their minds. They gave away crores and crores of coins, so that it was three times the normal dakshina at a sacrifice.
- 91, Ashwamedhika parva, Mahabharata.
After the Ashwamedha was completed, Yudhishtira was firmly in power in Kuru kingdom. Krishna's purpose with the Pandavas was over and so he returned to Dwaraka. There is no further description of Krishna ever meeting the Pandavas again.