▁the ▁heaven ly ▁ab ode , ▁an ▁act ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁Pur anas ▁as ▁Sh ri ▁Kr ish n ▁Ne ej d ham ▁Pr as than ▁Le ela ▁( ). ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁the ▁Kur uk sh etra ▁war ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁hundred ▁sons ▁of ▁Gand h ari . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁D ury od h ana ' s ▁death , ▁Kr ish na ▁visited ▁Gand h ari ▁to ▁offer ▁his ▁cond ol ences . ▁Gand h ari ▁felt ▁that ▁Kr ish na ▁know ingly ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁ra ge ▁and ▁sorrow , ▁Gand h ari ▁curs ed ▁that ▁Kr ish na , ▁along ▁with ▁everyone ▁else ▁from ▁the ▁Y adu ▁dynast y , ▁would ▁per ish ▁after ▁ 3 6 ▁years . ▁Kr ish na ▁himself ▁knew ▁and ▁wanted ▁this ▁to ▁happen ▁as ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁Y ad avas ▁had ▁become ▁very ▁ha ug ht y ▁and ▁ar rog ant ▁( ad har mi ), ▁so ▁he ▁ended ▁Gand h ari ' s ▁speech ▁by ▁saying ▁" t ath ast u " ▁( so ▁be ▁it ). ▁ ▁After ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁passed , ▁a ▁fight ▁broke ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁Y ad avas , ▁at ▁a ▁festival , ▁who ▁killed ▁each ▁other . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Bal ar ama , ▁then ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁body ▁using ▁Y oga . ▁Kr ish na ▁retired ▁into ▁the