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Ep. 105: The Death of Krishna

Ep. 105: The Death of Krishna

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Narrated by Kumar Varun


After 36 years of peace, Dwaraka descends into chaos. A drunken brawl among the Yadavas fulfills a deadly curse. Krishna watches as his clan destroys itself. Balarama retreats into the ocean. And on a quiet forest floor, a hunter’s arrow ends the mortal life of Vasudeva.


Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further readings:

Mahabharata – Mausala Parva (Book 16), especially the C. Rajagopalachari abridged version (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1951)

Mahabharata – Critical Edition, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (Pune)

K.M. Ganguli translation of the Mahabharata (1883–1896), public domain

Bhagavata Purana – Skanda 11, Chapters 30–31 (describes the destruction of the Yadavas and Krishna’s departure)

Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata (Penguin India, 2010–2014), Volume 10 (for critical edition-based English translation)

P. Lal, The Mahabharata of Vyasa (Writers Workshop, Kolkata) – poetic retelling for reference tone
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