When Krishna spoke of the burden of the Yadu dynasty, He did not think of the burden of the beast of burden. The considerable number of Lord Krishna's family, from his Person, amounted to several millions of individuals, and certainly led to a considerable increase in the population of the earth; but because all proceeded from the Lord in person, through his plenary emanations, they represented a source of immense pleasure for the planet. So when the Lord spoke of them as a burden, He thought of their imminent demise. Indeed, all members of his family were incarnations of different celestial beings, all of whom had to leave the planet at the same time as the Lord. It must be understood, therefore, in these words of Krishna concerning the unbearable weight that the Yadu dynasty represented for the Earth, that He was referring to the burden of separation.

The Lord adds, “They will quarrel with each other under the influence of drunkenness, copper-colored eyes for drinking [a drink called madhu]. Only then will they leave this world; otherwise, nothing can bring about their loss. This incident will occur after My death”.

According to his will, the Lord appears and disappears with his companions. They are never subject to the laws of material nature. No one could annihilate the members of Krishna's family, nor could they die a natural death. As a result, the only way to make them disappear was to simulate a fight between them, as if they were arguing for drinking too much. This simulated combat would also occur by the will of the Lord, for no external cause could have caused it. Just as Arjuna was plunged into illusion, under the influence of family affection, so that the Bhagavad-gita could be stated, the Yadu dynasty would get drunk and quarreled by the Lord's will alone, and for no other reason. The devotees and companions of the Lord are entirely subject to Him; so they represent sublime instruments in His hands, which He can use as He sees fit. The pure sages themselves find great pleasure in these amusements of the Lord, for all desire to see Him happy. Never do holy beings seek to assert their individuality in independence; on the contrary, they use their individuality to satisfy the Lord's desires, and this cooperation between the holy saints and the Lord is the perfection of Krishna's entertainment.

Krishna, the Supreme Lord, having foreseen the annihilation of his dynasty by his internal power, went to the banks of the Sarasvati River, took a few drops of water in his hand and sucked them. Then He sat under a tree.

All the activities of the aforementioned Yadus and Bhojas were accomplished by the play of the Lord's internal power, which desired to send them back to their respective homes after completing their mission on earth. They were all his sons and grandsons, and enjoyed total protection through the paternal affection of the Lord. The members of the Lord's family were either manifestations of his plenary emanations or incarnations of celestial beings inhabiting the Edenic planets. That is why, before his departure, He separated them by his internal power. Before returning to their respective homes, they were sent to the holy place of Prabhasa, where they