S'om afer the victory of the Pāṇḍavas ar Kuruksera, Lond Krøna decided to retum totHis eternal, spiritual abode along with His associates, the members of the Yadu dynasty. Using
the pretense of a curse, the Lord arranged to withdraw all His relatives from the surface of the earth.
The incident that resulted in the cursing of the Yadu dynasty took place when many great sages, headed by Nārada, gathered at the holy place of Pindāraka. To that holy place, the young boys of the Yadu dynasty brought Sāmba, son of Jambavati, dressed in a woman's garb. Playfully approaching the great sages gathered there, the boys grabbed hold of the sages' feet and impudently asked them with feigned humility, "O learned brāhmaṇas, this black-eyed pregnant woman has something to ask you. She is too embarrassed to inquire for herself. She is just about to give birth and is very eager to have a son. Since all of you are great sages with infallible vision, please tell us whether her child will be a boy or a girl."
Thus ridiculed by deceit, the sages became angry and condemned the boys: "Fools! She will bear an iron club that will destroy your entire dynasty." Upon hearing the sages' curse, the terrified boys quickly uncovered the belly of Sāmba, and they indeed saw an iron club.