Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 25

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

एवं नष्टेषु सर्वेषु कुलेषु स्वेषु केशव: । अवतारितो भुवो भार इति मेनेऽवशेषित: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ naṣṭeṣu sarveṣu kuleṣu sveṣu keśavaḥ avatārito bhuvo bhāra iti mene ’vaśeṣitaḥ

Translation

When all the members of His own dynasty had thus perished, Keshava thought within Himself: now the burden of the earth has been lifted; nothing remains.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• नष्टेषु: when (they were) destroyed / among the destroyed
• नष्टेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (कृदन्त; √नश् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे/स्त्रीलिङ्गे (locative plural agreeing with ‘कुलेषु’)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द; सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; (agreeing with ‘कुलेषु’)

• कुलेषु: in the clans/families
• कुलेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• स्वेषु: in his own
• स्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; (agreeing with ‘कुलेषु’)

• केशवः: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अवतारितः: (was) made to descend / was brought down
• अवतारितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवतारित (कृदन्त; √तॄ/√तॄ? causative of √तॄ/√तॄ?; here from √तॄ/√तॄ? in sense ‘to cause to descend’; conventional: √तॄ/√तॄ not; better: √तॄ?; lexical: अवतारयति from √तॄ?; treated as causative of √तॄ?;)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• भुवः: of the earth
• भुवः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (genitive)

• भारः: burden
• भारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus / as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक (quotative particle)

• मेने: he thought/considered
• मेने: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अवशेषितः: remaining / left over
• अवशेषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवशेषित (कृदन्त; √शिष् धातु, causative अवशेषयति)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (predicate complement to ‘भारः’)

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna removing the burden of the earth?

This verse states that after the destruction of His own Yadu clans, Lord Keśava understood the earth’s burden—His purpose for descending—had been completely removed.

Why does the Bhagavatam describe the destruction of Krishna’s own dynasty?

In the narrative of Canto 11, the Yadus’ disappearance marks the completion of the Lord’s earthly mission; once the burden was relieved, the Lord arranged the conclusion of His manifest pastimes.

What is the practical application of this verse in modern life?

It teaches trust in divine timing: duties and roles have a beginning and an end, and a devotee learns to see life’s changes through the lens of the Lord’s higher purpose.