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King Parikshit <http://vedabase.net/p/pariksit> inquired: How could the

brahmanas curse the Vrishnis, who were always respectful to the brahmanas,

charitable, and inclined to serve senior and exalted personalities and whose

minds were always fully absorbed in thought of Lord

Krishna<http://vedabase.net/k/krsna>

?

 

*SB 11.1.9* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/9/en1>: King

Parikshit<http://vedabase.net/p/pariksit>continued inquiring: What was

the motive for this curse? What did it consist

of, O purest of the twice-born? And how could such a disagreement have

arisen among the Yadus, who all shared the same goal of life? Please tell me

all these things.

 

*SB 11.1.10* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/10/en1>:

Sukadeva<http://vedabase.net/s/sukadeva>Gosvami said: The Lord, who

bore His body as the amalgamation of everything

beautiful, dutifully executed the most auspicious activities while on the

earth, although He was, in fact, without any endeavor already satisfied in

all desires. Residing in His abode and enjoying life, the Lord, whose

glorification is in itself magnanimous, now wanted to annihilate His

dynasty, as there still remained some small part of His duty to be carried

out.

 

*SB 11.1.11-12* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/11-12/en1>: The sages

Visvamitra <http://vedabase.net/v/visvamitra>,

Asita<http://vedabase.net/a/asita>,

Kanva <http://vedabase.net/k/kanva>, Durvasa,

Bhrigu<http://vedabase.net/b/bhrgu>,

Angira, Kasyapa <http://vedabase.net/k/kasyapa>,

Vamadeva<http://vedabase.net/v/vamadeva>,

Atri <http://vedabase.net/a/atri> and

Vasishtha<http://vedabase.net/v/vasistha>,

along with Narada <http://vedabase.net/n/narada> and others, once performed

fruitive rituals that award abundant pious results, bring great happiness

and take away the sins of Kali

<http://vedabase.net/k/kali>-yuga<http://vedabase.net/y/yuga>for the

whole world by merely being recounted. The sages duly executed these

rituals in the home of the chief of the Yadus,

Vasudeva<http://vedabase.net/v/vasudeva>,

the father of Lord Krishna <http://vedabase.net/k/krsna>. After Lord

Krishna<http://vedabase.net/k/krsna>,

who was staying in Vasudeva <http://vedabase.net/v/vasudeva>'s house as time

personified, respectfully sent the sages off at the conclusion of the

ceremonies, they went to the holy place called Pindaraka.

 

*SB 11.1.13-15* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/13-15/en1>: To that holy place,

the young boys of the Yadu <http://vedabase.net/y/yadu> dynasty had brought

Samba <http://vedabase.net/s/samba>, son of

Jambavati<http://vedabase.net/j/jambavati>,

dressed in woman's garb. Playfully approaching the great sages gathered

there, the boys grabbed hold of the sages' feet and impudently asked them

with feigned humility, " O learned brahmanas, this black-eyed pregnant woman

has something to ask you. She is too embarrassed to inquire for herself. She

is just about to give birth and is very desirous of having a son. Since all

of you are great sages with infallible vision, please tell us whether her

child will be a boy or a girl. "

 

*SB 11.1.16* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/16/en1>: Thus ridiculed by deceit,

the sages became angry, O King, and told the boys, " Fools! She will bear you

an iron club that will destroy your entire dynasty. "

 

*SB 11.1.17* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/17/en1>: Upon hearing the curse of

the sages, the terrified boys quickly uncovered the belly of

Samba<http://vedabase.net/s/samba>,

and indeed they observed that therein was an iron club.

 

*SB 11.1.18* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/18/en1>: The young men of

the Yadu<http://vedabase.net/y/yadu>dynasty said, " Oh, what have we

done? We are so unfortunate! What will our

family members say to us? " Speaking thus and being very disturbed, they

returned to their homes, taking the club with them.

 

*SB 11.1.19* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/19/en1>: The

Yadu<http://vedabase.net/y/yadu>boys, the luster of their faces

completely faded, brought the club into the

royal assembly, and in the presence of all the Yadavas they told King

Ugrasena <http://vedabase.net/u/ugrasena> what had happened.

 

*SB 11.1.20* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/20/en1>: O King

Parikshit<http://vedabase.net/p/pariksit>,

when the inhabitants of Dvaraka <http://vedabase.net/d/dvaraka> heard of the

infallible curse of the brahmanas and saw the club, they were astonished and

distraught with fear.

 

*SB 11.1.21* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/21/en1>: After having the club

ground to bits, King Ahuka <http://vedabase.net/a/ahuka>

[ugrasena<http://vedabase.net/u/ugrasena>]

of the Yadus personally threw the pieces, along with the remaining lump of

iron, into the water of the ocean.

 

*SB 11.1.22* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/22/en1>: A certain fish swallowed

the iron lump, and the bits of iron, carried back to the shore by the waves,

implanted themselves there and grew into tall, sharp canes.

 

*SB 11.1.23* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/23/en1>: The fish was caught in

the ocean along with other fish in a fishermen's net. The iron lump in the

fish's stomach was taken by the hunter Jara <http://vedabase.net/j/jara>,

who fixed it as an arrowhead at the end of his shaft.

 

*SB 11.1.24* <http://vedabase.net/sb/11/1/24/en1>: Knowing fully the

significance of all these events, the Supreme Lord, though capable of

reversing the brahmanas' curse, did not wish to do so. Rather, in His form

of time, He gladly sanctioned the events.