Krishna retired into the forest and sat under a tree in meditation. A hunter mistook his partly visible foot for a deer and shot an arrow wounding him mortally. According to the Mahabharata, Krishna's death was caused by a curse by Gandhari. Her bitter anger after witnessing the death of her sons caused her to utter this curse, because she believed that Krishna did not do enough to stop the war when he had the full capability to do so. Upon learning of the curse, Krishna smiled and accepted it, stating that his duty was to fight for, and protect, the righteous people, not to prevent the war.

Ye baat treeta yug ki hai jab ram ne apne mitra ki help ki liye bali ko mara to ram ne bali se kaha ki humne tumhare pran akaran liya hai to agle janm me tum bhi mere ko bina karan maroge to dwapar yug me krishna ke pran bali ke roop main hunter ne krishna ke pran ek hiran ke dhoke me finish kar diya.

Bhagwan ka ant nahin hota woh apna avatar samapt karate hai,
the known ant is the only cause to end the avatar

Zara savar ke dwara

Krishna ki story pado pata chal jayega

Ek pardhi ke ban se