Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 3
The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā
पितर: सिद्धगन्धर्वा विद्याधरमहोरगा: । चारणा यक्षरक्षांसि किन्नराप्सरसो द्विजा: ॥ २ ॥ द्रष्टुकामा भगवतो निर्याणं परमोत्सुका: । गायन्तश्च गृणन्तश्च शौरे: कर्माणि जन्म च ॥ ३ ॥
pitaraḥ siddha-gandharvā vidyādhara-mahoragāḥ cāraṇā yakṣa-rakṣāṁsi kinnarāpsaraso dvijāḥ
Auch die Ahnen, Siddhas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas und große Schlangen kamen; ebenso Cāraṇas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Kinnaras, Apsarās und Garuḍas Verwandte. Voller Sehnsucht, den Abschied des höchsten Bhagavān zu schauen, kamen sie herbei, singend und rühmend Geburt und Taten Śauris (Śrī Kṛṣṇas).
FAQs
This verse says that even exalted celestial beings and sages became eager to witness the Lord’s departure, and they responded by singing and reciting His birth and divine deeds—showing that remembrance and glorification of Kṛṣṇa is the heart of devotion at such a moment.
They assembled out of intense eagerness to see the Lord’s transcendental departure and to honor it by glorifying Him, indicating that Kṛṣṇa’s leaving is not ordinary death but a divine event witnessed across worlds.
Cultivate the habit of hearing, singing, and speaking about Kṛṣṇa’s birth and deeds; such bhakti-centered remembrance purifies the mind and prepares one to face life’s endings—small or great—with spiritual clarity.