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16. Mausala Parva

The Book of the Clubs · 9 adhyayas

Gandhari's curse comes true. Thirty-six years later the Yadavas turn on one another at Dwarka and destroy themselves with iron clubs. Balarama leaves his body in yoga. Krishna rests in the forest, where a hunter named Jara mistakes his foot for a deer and looses an arrow — and Krishna completes his avatar. The sea swallows Dwarka.

Key Episodes

  • Gandhari's curse taking effect
  • The Yadavas destroying one another in the club fight
  • Balarama leaving his body through yoga
  • Jara's arrow, and Krishna's departure
  • Dwarka going under the sea
  • Arjuna losing the strength to wield the Gandiva