Shloka 45
यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)
जघान तेन निःशेषान् यादवान् आततायिनः जघ्नुश् च सहसाभ्येत्य तथान्ये वै परस्परम्
jaghāna tena niḥśeṣān yādavān ātatāyinaḥ jaghnuś ca sahasābhyetya tathānye vai parasparam
With that weapon he struck down, leaving none, the Yādavas who had turned into assailants; and the others too, rushing upon one another in sudden frenzy, slew each other in turn.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: Kṛṣṇa withdraws his manifest līlā by allowing the Yādavas to be destroyed, thereby removing the burden of their internecine curse and preparing his return to his transcendent abode.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Restoration of cosmic balance by ending the over-mighty clan and closing the Dvāpara avatāra-cycle
Concept: Even the Lord’s own clan, when seized by adharma and curse, is not exempt from the inexorable working of kāla under the Lord’s governance.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat intoxication, factionalism, and anger as spiritual hazards; cultivate restraint and accountability even within one’s ‘own’ community.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord remains sovereign and untouched while his body of dependents (jīvas, communities) undergoes karmic fruition within his ordered universe.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Kṛṣṇa, Yādavas
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
It signals a moral inversion—when even Krishna’s own clan turns violent, their end becomes a dharmic necessity within cosmic order.
As a sudden, mutual slaughter driven by inevitable destiny—an internally triggered dissolution rather than an external conquest.
Even when Vishnu’s avatāra-līlā concludes, cosmic governance remains intact: dynasties rise and fall under the Supreme’s ordinance, preserving universal balance.