Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 22
Arjuna’s Lament, the End of the Yadus, and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure
राजंस्त्वयानुपृष्टानां सुहृदां न: सुहृत्पुरे । विप्रशापविमूढानां निघ्नतां मुष्टिभिर्मिथ: ॥ २२ ॥ वारुणीं मदिरां पीत्वा मदोन्मथितचेतसाम् । अजानतामिवान्योन्यं चतु:पञ्चावशेषिता: ॥ २३ ॥
rājaṁs tvayānupṛṣṭānāṁ suhṛdāṁ naḥ suhṛt-pure vipra-śāpa-vimūḍhānāṁ nighnatāṁ muṣṭibhir mithaḥ
O Hari, dahil tinanong mo ang tungkol sa aming mga kaibigan at kamag-anak sa Dvārakā, sasabihin ko: nalito sila dahil sa sumpa ng mga brāhmaṇa. Uminom sila ng alak na Vāruṇī na mula sa bulok na bigas, nalasing at naguluhan ang isip; na para bang di magkakilala, nagpatayan sila gamit ang mga pamalo. Ngayon, apat o lima na lamang ang natitira.
FAQs
It states that the Yadavas, bewildered due to a brāhmaṇa’s curse, ended up striking and killing one another in Dvārakā.
Because Parīkṣit asked about the fate of the Lord’s associates in Dvārakā, and the curse explains the immediate cause behind their mutual destruction.
It cautions that arrogance and offense toward saintly persons can cloud judgment and lead even strong communities into self-destruction.