Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 16
The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā
कथयामास निधनं वृष्णीनां कृत्स्नशो नृप । तच्छ्रुत्वोद्विग्नहृदया जना: शोकविर्मूर्च्छिता: ॥ १६ ॥ तत्र स्म त्वरिता जग्मु: कृष्णविश्लेषविह्वला: । व्यसव: शेरते यत्र ज्ञातयो घ्नन्त आननम् ॥ १७ ॥
kathayām āsa nidhanaṁ vṛṣṇīnāṁ kṛtsnaśo nṛpa tac chrutvodvigna-hṛdayā janāḥ śoka-virmūrcchitāḥ
Dāruka delivered the account of the total destruction of the Vṛṣṇis, and upon hearing this, O Parīkṣit, the people became deeply distraught in their hearts and stunned with sorrow. Feeling the overwhelming pain of separation from Kṛṣṇa, they struck their own faces while hurrying to the place where their relatives lay dead.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva Gosvāmī states that the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis was narrated completely, and hearing it plunged the people into intense grief and shock.
Because Canto 11 describes the Lord’s concluding pastimes on earth, including the end of the Vṛṣṇi line as part of the divine arrangement surrounding Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s departure.
Even sacred communities can face upheaval; this verse encourages steadiness in devotion and remembrance of God when confronted with sudden loss and collective grief.