Thread by @VivanVatsa

After Mahabharata Brutal war ENDED it left a Mother DEVASTATED.

Mother of Kauravas; After seeing his Sons lifeless on the battlefield. She CURSED Krishna Ji: "His entire clan will be DESTROYED".

This is how a Mother’s "CURSE" sealed LONELY & TRAGIC DEATH of "Shri Krishna"...

Subalaja. Gandhari.

Govinda. Shri Krishna.

Can a Mother’s Curse be stronger than a Hindu God?

This is the story of a Mother's agony of losing her entire family to Kurukshetra war & in anger cursing Yadav dynasty & Shri Krishna to DIE a "Lonely Death"…

Gandhari. Queen of Hastinapur & wife of King Dhritarashtra. She never forgot her roots, her Sanatan Sanskriti. Despite being born with the ability to see, Gandhari voluntarily blindfolded herself for life to share the darkness that her blind husband Dhritarashtra lived with.

This act of self-sacrifice and loyalty made her an embodiment of devotion and righteousness. But Gandhari’s life was marked by immense suffering. She didn’t had a clue at the start. Her suffering sprung as she became a mother. Mother of hundred Kauravas.

The Kurukshetra war, fought in the name of dharma, brought about untold destruction. The Kauravas were defeated & Pandavas won. This victory came at a great cost. The war left a trail of countless lives lost, families torn apart, and the very fabric of society in tatters.

Amidst the ruins of this war, Gandhari stood as a mother who had lost everything. Her grief was profound, and her sorrow was unparalleled. In her eyes, the war had taken away her entire lineage, her hopes, and her dreams.

When the Pandavas, along with Bhagwan Shri Krishna, came to pay their respects to Gandhari after the war, she was overwhelmed with sorrow and anger. Although she recognized that the war was inevitable and that her sons had chosen the path of adharma, the pain of losing all her children was unbearable. Gandhari’s grief was unfathomable.

Gandhari had a belief that when Bhagwan Shri Krishna had the power to stop all of this war and bloodshed, why did he chose not to. Gandhari’s pain & agony became a power force & in that moment of intense emotion…

“She CURSED Krishna, who had guided the Pandavas to victory.”

त्रिंशद्वर्षाणि तेऽन्ये च त्वद्वंशजाः सुहृज्जनाः।
नश्यन्तु मृत्युना क्षिप्रं वनं प्रति च गच्छसि॥

(Triṃśadvārṣāṇi te'nye ca tvadvāṃśajāḥ suhṛjjanāḥ |
naśyantumṛtyunā kṣipraṃ vanaṃ prati ca gacchasi ||)

Gandhari’s curse was born out of the depths of her maternal anguish. She CURSED Shri Krishna, saying:

"Within thirty-six years from this day, you and your kinsmen, friends and relatives will all perish by untimely death. You will soon go to the forest alone."

“As I had to witness the destruction of my entire family & lineage, you would suffer too. You would too witness the destruction of your dynasty, Yadava. I Curse you Krishna that your entire clan would perish, and you would die a lonely and tragic death.”

The curse was not just a manifestation of her personal grief, but also a reflection of the cosmic justice that governs the universe. Gandhari, though grieving and broken, was still a woman of immense spiritual power, and her curse carried the weight of her intense emotions and her unshakable sense of righteousness.

Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu and the divine guide of the Pandavas, received Gandhari’s curse with calm acceptance. He did not react with anger or try to nullify her curse. Instead, Krishna acknowledged the inevitability of fate and the role of divine will in the unfolding of events. Krishna, being the all-knowing and all-powerful, was fully aware that the destruction of his lineage was a necessary part of the cosmic order.

The Yadavas, despite being a powerful and prosperous clan, had become arrogant and unruly, and their destruction was required to restore balance in the universe. Krishna understood that Gandhari’s curse was merely the instrument of a larger divine plan.

The Yadava dynasty, to which Krishna belonged, was one of the most illustrious and powerful clans of the time. The Yadavas were known for their strength, wealth, and influence. Krishna himself was born into this dynasty and played a pivotal role in its rise to prominence. But over time, the Yadavas became increasingly proud and arrogant, indulging in excesses and straying from the path of dharma. This moral decline set the stage for their eventual downfall, which was precipitated by Gandhari’s curse.

The curse began to take effect many years after the end of the Kurukshetra war. The Yadavas, secure in their power and prosperity, became increasingly reckless and indulgent. A sense of invincibility pervaded the clan, leading them to engage in frivolous and immoral behavior. This arrogance reached its peak when a group of young Yadavas, in a drunken stupor, decided to play a prank on a group of revered sages. Disguising a young boy as a pregnant woman, they mockingly asked the sages to predict the gender of the child. The sages, angered by this disrespect, cursed the Yadavas, predicting that the fake pregnancy would result in the birth of an iron club that would lead to the destruction of the entire Yadava clan.

True to the sages’ words, an iron club was born from the prank, and in an attempt to prevent the curse from coming true, the Yadavas broke the club into pieces and threw them into the sea. The pieces of the club washed ashore and eventually grew into reeds. These reeds, seemingly harmless, would later become the instruments of the Yadavas' destruction. Years later, during a festival on the shores of Prabhas Patan, the curse reached its culmination.

The Yadavas, intoxicated with alcohol and pride, began to quarrel among themselves. What started as a minor argument quickly escalated into a full-blown brawl. In a fit of rage, the Yadavas began to attack each other using the reeds that had grown from the remnants of the cursed iron club. The reeds, imbued with the power of the curse, became deadly weapons, and the Yadavas slaughtered each other in a frenzied massacre. The once-powerful clan was annihilated in a matter of hours, fulfilling Gandhari’s curse and bringing an end to the Yadava dynasty.

Krishna, who had foreseen the destruction of his lineage, did not intervene in the events that unfolded. He understood that the time had come for the Yadavas to pay the price for their arrogance and adharma. After witnessing the complete destruction of his clan, Krishna withdrew to the forest, accepting the fate that Gandhari had foretold. He knew that his own end was near and that it was an integral part of the cosmic plan.

Krishna’s death, like the rest of his life, was marked by divine will and the fulfillment of destiny. While resting under a tree in the forest, Krishna was struck by an arrow shot by a hunter named Jara. Jara, mistaking Krishna’s foot for a deer, unknowingly fulfilled the final part of Gandhari’s curse. The arrow pierced Krishna’s foot, the only vulnerable part of his divine body, and Krishna, understanding that his time on earth had come to an end, departed from the mortal world.

Krishna’s death marked the end of Dvapara Yuga and the conclusion of his divine mission on earth.

Gandhari’s curse and its aftermath raise profound questions about the nature of divine will, human agency, and the power of a mother’s grief. In the Mahabharata, curses are not merely expressions of anger or sorrow; they are potent forces that can alter the course of events and bring about significant changes in the cosmic order. Gandhari’s curse, born out of her deep sorrow and maternal love, was powerful enough to bring about the destruction of an entire dynasty and the death of Krishna himself, the incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu. Gandhari’s curse also highlights the inevitability of karma and the cyclical nature of time in Hindu philosophy. The Yadavas, despite their divine origins, could not escape the consequences of their actions. Their arrogance and moral decline led to their downfall, just as the Kauravas’ adharma led to their destruction in the Kurukshetra war. Krishna’s role in these events underscores the idea that even the gods are bound by the cosmic order and must adhere to the principles of dharma and karma.

The destruction of Krishna’s lineage and his own death also signify the end of the Dvapara Yuga, the third age in the cycle of the four Yugas in Hindu cosmology. The end of the Yadavas marked the transition from the Dvapara Yuga to the Kali Yuga, the age of darkness and moral decline.

This transition was a necessary part of the cosmic cycle, as each Yuga must give way to the next in the eternal progression of time. Krishna’s death marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new phase in the cosmic order.

The power of a mother’s curse in Hindu history is a recurring theme, and Gandhari’s curse is one of the most potent examples. It serves as a reminder of love and grief, and the way these emotions can shape the course of events in the universe. Gandhari, despite her suffering, remained true to her sense of justice, and her curse was a reflection of the moral and ethical principles of Hinduism.

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