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## Chapter Sixty-One
Having spent a long time in wandering, the Lord returned to his former abode, adorning the Samvasarana on Mount Raivatak. ||13|| The Devas, possessing intense radiance, approached the Jina, who was seated there, and having bowed down and paid their respects, they settled in their own places. ||14|| Vasudeva, Balarama, and Krishna, accompanied by their wives, friends, the people of Dwaraka, and their sons, headed by Pradyumna, arrived with great splendor and, having paid their respects to the Lord Nemnath, sat in their designated places in the Samvasarana, listening to the Dharma from the Lord. ||15-16||
After the discourse on Dharma, Balarama, with folded hands touching his forehead, asked the Jina, who was seated with a calm mind: ||17|| "O Lord, this city of Dwaraka was built by Vaishravana. How long will it last? For, indeed, all artificial things are perishable." ||18|| "Will this Dwaraka sink into the ocean in due course of time, or will it be destroyed by some other cause due to the presence of some other cause?" ||19|| "Who will be the cause of Krishna's demise at the end of his life? For, the death of all living beings is certain." ||20|| "O Lord, how long will it take for me to attain self-control? My mind is bound by the great fetter of love for Krishna." ||21||
Thus questioned, the Jina, who saw all past and future, answered truthfully and according to the question, as it was befitting for him to answer questions. ||22|| He said: "O Rama, this city will be reduced to ashes by Dvaipayana Muni in the twelfth year, due to the cause of wine." ||23|| "At the end of his life, Krishna will be sleeping in the forest of Kaushambi, and Jaratkumara will be the cause of his destruction." ||24||
"When the inner cause is present, the outer cause becomes the instrument of destruction or creation in the world, due to the force of destiny." ||25||