Sri Krishna’s main work of securing the reign of Dharma and establishing a unified Bharatvarsha was over with the Mahabharata War. When the gods asked him as to when he will return to his Abode, Sri Krishna cryptically revealed that he had two more works to do. One was drowning of Dwarka and the other was the destruction of the Yadu clan. Dwarka had to be drowned as mankind was not ready to receive and rule from the throne of God. It would have led to the formation of an organised institutional religion in Sri Krishna’s name. The destruction of Yadukula was needed as the Yadavs had become arrogant with power and would have become a parallel power centre to Yudhishthira and thereby threatened the unification of India under the reign of Dharma. The rest of the story is known as to how Dwarka went under the sea following a tidal wave. And how Samba, Sri Krishna’s son through Jambavati became instrumental in the infighting amongst the Yadavs who destroyed themselves.
Once this was over, Sri Krishna sent away Balaram ji to the forest where he left his body and returned to Vaikuntha. Sri Krishna himself sat in meditation while a hunter from afar mistook the conch and lotus mark on his feet for the eyes of some deer. It is said that the hunter named Jara was none other than Angad who nurtured some grievance in some corner against Lord Rama for having killed his father Vali from hiding. The thorn was released from his soul as the arrow struck Sri Krishna feet and he chose to depart. Sri Krishna reassured the shocked hunter that this was part of his Lila and after the cremation entrusted the remains to him. For generations they have been custodians of Sri Krishna’s sacred relics until they found their place in Jagganathpuri under mysterious circumstances.
After Sri Krishna’s withdrawl the absolute power he had manifested withdrew and the gopa gopis as well as the souls of his wives and the power they embodied, along with Arjuna’s extraordinary powers as a chosen instrument withdrew. They all became like ordinary people who had lost their strength and prowess. Eventually the Pandavas withdrew into the mountains handing over the charge to Parikshit, the seed of Abhimanyu and Uttara.
Sri Krishna’s power that went into establishing a dharmic empire in Bharatvarsha continued to operate until slowly the time turned its rhythm and Kali yuga came to its peak in the previous century and was getting ready for a new Satyuga. Sri Krishna then transferred his energy, consciousness and power into Sri Aurobindo after preparing him for the role as an Avatar and then fused with Sri Aurobindo as recorded by Sri Aurobindo in the realisation of 24th November 1926.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
