Shloka 20
Chapter 6: Dāruka’s Report; Arjuna Witnesses Dvārakā’s Desolation (दारुकवृत्तान्तः—अर्जुनस्य द्वारकादर्शनम्)
आखेयेयं तस्य यद् वृत्तं वृष्णीनां वैशसं महत् । “पुरुषप्रवर पिताजी! आज इस कुलका संहार हो गया। अर्जुन द्वारकापुरीमें आनेवाले हैं। आनेपर उनसे वृष्णिवंशियोंके इस महान् विनाशका वृत्तान्त कहियेगा ।। स तु श्रुत्वा महातेजा यदूनां निधन प्रभो
ākheyeyaṁ tasya yad vṛttaṁ vṛṣṇīnāṁ vaiśasaṁ mahat | “puruṣapravara pitāji! āja isa kulakā saṁhāra ho gayā | arjuna dvārakāpurī meṁ ānevāle haiṁ | ānepara unase vṛṣṇivaṁśiyoṁ ke isa mahān vināśakā vṛttānta kahiye gā || sa tu śrutvā mahātejā yadūnāṁ nidhana prabho”
आख्येयं तस्य यद् वृत्तं वृष्णीनां वैशसं महत् । पुरुषप्रवर पिताजी! अद्यैतत्कुलस्य संहारो जातः। अर्जुनो द्वारकां प्रति आगच्छति; आगते तस्मिन् वृष्णिवंशस्यैतन्महानाशवृत्तान्तं तस्मै निवेदयेत्॥ स तु श्रुत्वा महातेजा यदूनां निधनं प्रभो।
वसुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most illustrious lineages are subject to decline when time and accumulated causes ripen; therefore one must face catastrophe with truthfulness and responsibility—preserving an accurate account, honoring relationships, and recognizing impermanence within dharma.
After the catastrophic internecine destruction of the Vṛṣṇi/Yādava clan, Vasudeva instructs that Arjuna—who is coming to Dvārakā—must be told the full report of the calamity, so he understands the fate that has overtaken the people of Dvārakā.