Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 21
The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
ता वज्रकल्पा ह्यभवन् परिघा मुष्टिना भृता: । जघ्नुर्द्विषस्तै: कृष्णेन वार्यमाणास्तु तं च ते ॥ २१ ॥
tā vajra-kalpā hy abhavan parighā muṣṭinā bhṛtāḥ jaghnur dviṣas taiḥ kṛṣṇena vāryamāṇās tu taṁ ca te
ពេលកាន់ក្នុងកណ្ដាប់ដៃ ដើមអេរាកានោះបានប្រែជាដំបងដែករឹងដូចវជ្រៈ។ ដោយអាវុធនោះ ពួកយោធាបានវាយប្រហារគ្នាម្ដងហើយម្ដងទៀត ហើយពេលព្រះក្រឹស្ណព្យាយាមទប់ស្កាត់ ពួកគេក៏វាយលើព្រះអង្គផងដែរ។
FAQs
This verse explains that the reeds they picked up miraculously became thunderbolt-hard clubs, and in mutual hostility they began striking one another—an event unfolding under divine arrangement for the conclusion of the Yadu dynasty.
Yes. The verse states they even struck at Kṛṣṇa, despite His attempts to restrain them, showing how overpowering the destined curse and intoxicated hostility had become.
Unchecked pride, intoxication, and factional hatred can destroy even the strongest community; the verse urges self-restraint, humility, and seeking divine guidance before conflict becomes irreversible.