Mausala Parva

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The Mausala Parva ("Episode of Flails") is the sixteenth of the eighteen parvas (books) of the Indian epic Mahabharata. It traditionally has nine chapters. The critical edition has eight chapters. It is one of the three shortest episodes within the epic. The Mausala Parva describes the demise of Krishna in the 36th year after the Kurukshetra War had ended, the submersion of Dvaraka under the sea, the death of Balarama by drowning in the sea, Vasudeva's death, and a civil war fought among the Yadava clan that killed many of them. The story of infighting of the Yadavas becomes the reason why the Pandava brothers renounce their kingdom and begin their walk towards heaven, events recited in the last two books of the Mahabharata. The Mausala Parva is significant for serving as a basis of archaeological studies for the Mahabharata, as well as being one of the eight Parvas found in Hindu culture of Java and Bali, Indonesia.