Yadus Travel to Prabhasa

Chapter 6

Sukadeva Goswami then returned to the topic of the Yadu dynasty and their departure from the world.

When Lord Brahma and the demigods arrived in Dwaraka, they offered choice prayers to the Supreme Lord Krishna. They had requested the Lord to descend, and now He had successfully restored spiritual sanity in the world, they invited Him to return to His own transcendent abode. Before personally leaving the world, however, Krishna was adamant on completely withdrawing the Yadu dynasty.

When a series of unfavourable omens were observed in Dwaraka, Krishna reminded the Yadu leaders of the brahmanas’ curse. The Lord convinced them to visit Prabhasa tirtha and perform a sacrifice to save themselves. Hearing Krishna instruct the Yadus in this way, Uddhava could understand that the Lord was also preparing to depart the world. Uddhava couldn’t bear the prospect of separation, and begged Krishna to take him as well.