Book Sixteen: The Battle With Clubs

The Yadava race prospers.  One day the Yadava heros see Narada enter the
city and decide to play a joke.  They dress up Shamba as a woman and ask
the sage if she will have a son.  Narada becomes angry and says that
Shamba will bring forth an iron club and the whole Yadava race will be
destroyed by it except for Balaram and Krishna.  

Narada's proclimation becomes true as fighting breaks out amongst the
Yadavas.  The Yadava race slowly destroys each other.  Balaram meditating,
enters the ocean and is lost.  Krishna lost in anguish, wonders into 
the forests and immerses himself in yoga.  A hunter named jara passes by
and mistakes Krishna for a deer.  He shoots an arrow which hits Krishna
in the heel.  Reaching Krishna, Jara sees Krishna still rapt in yoga.
He falls at his feet and begs forgiveness.  Krishna consoles him and enters
heaven.  

Arjun goes to Dwaraka in time to see all the destruction.  He mourns and
performs all the funeral rites.  He returns to Hastinapur and informs
Judhistir of all the happened. 


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