The Lord organizes the departure of His plenary emanations and the celestial beings.

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

All the activities of the Yadus and Bhojas, the members of the Lord's dynasty mentioned above, were accomplished through the operation of the Lord's internal power, who wished to send them back to their respective homes after completing His mission on earth. They were all His sons and grandsons, and they enjoyed complete protection thanks to the Lord's paternal affection for them.

It was during a ceremony organized by the learned sages, during which a sacred meal was offered to the members of the Lord's dynasty, that they all drank an alcoholic beverage made from rice. But suddenly they became so drunk and unreasonable that they forgot the close bonds that united them and began to address each other with hurtful words that touched their hearts. Under the influence of intoxication, they all lost their minds.

The descendants of Krishna's dynasty should not have gone astray in this way, but the will of the Supreme Lord allowed it to happen, to the point that they began to exchange harsh words and deadly blows. They were all annihilated by the will of Lord Krishna, destroying themselves.

The real reason the Lord brought this about was that no power in the entire material cosmos could defeat them, for they were all protected by Krishna. But He willed their destruction so that they would all return to their respective homes.

Lord Krishna's family members were either manifestations of His plenary emanations or incarnations of the celestial beings who dwelt on the heavenly, paradise-like planets that populated the upper region of the galaxy.

Therefore, before His departure, He separated them by His own internal power. Before returning to their respective homes, they were sent to the holy shrine of Prabhasa, where they performed acts of virtue and drank and ate their fill. Only then was an arrangement made for each to return to their place of origin, so that the others could see that the mighty Yadu dynasty was no longer in this world.