Mb119. Krishna's Disappearance Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

MAHABHARATA

After the war at Kurukshetra,
Krishna ruled Dwaraka.
For thirty-six long years.
In peace lived Yadavas.

In plenty and prosperity,
They spent a life of luxury.
In this, they lost discipline,
That led to their degeneration.

One day some sages came.
They cut a joke at them.
They picked up a young man,
And dressed him like a woman.

They asked the sages, "Tell us
This pregnant lady with us,
A boy or girl, she'll have."
They said, "A mace she'll have."

"It'll destroy your tribe one day.
For this crime, you'll pay."
They cursed and went away.
A mace he delivered next day.

They were shocked to see the mace,
Powdered it and threw every piece,
Into the sea and forgot once for all.
There grew a crop of rushes tall.

One day, they went to that spot.
Fully drunk they danced a lot.
They talked all nonsense.
The words full of offense.

Satyaki with his sword,
Cut Kritavarma's head.
The Yadavas killed Satyaki,
They went crazy and panicky.

Next they killed Pradyumna
One of the sons of Krishna.
The rushes to strike they used
In the fight, they were confused.

They used them on one another.
This way, they killed each other.
The Sages' curse didn't spare one.
Thus perished, in the tribe, everyone.

Balarama saw this with shame.
That spoiled Yadavas' name.
He then went into a trance,
He gave up his life at once.

"For me to leave, the time
Waits no more, but has come."
So saying, he fell asleep
Inside the jungle deep.

Krishna's toe a hunter shot.
A deer horn, he mistook it.
The arrow thro' His foot went.
It sucked His life that moment.

Krishna came with a purpose.
He saved all those virtuous
He killed all those vicious.
Thus He took avatars various.