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In the meantime, the Mahaaushadhi, the Diptaaushadhi, and the Kalpavriksha trees, along with all other herbs, had become powerless due to the influence of time. ||130|| The grains that used to grow without being sown, which were meant for the sustenance of humans, had also become scarce on earth due to the influence of time. ||131|| When the Kalpavriksha trees became devoid of their rasa, virya, and vipaka, the people there started to suffer from various ailments and other troubles. ||132|| Due to the loss of rasa, virya, etc., of the Kalpavriksha trees, the people, with troubled minds, went to Maharaj Nabhiraj, seeking to stay alive. ||133|| Following the order of Nabhiraj, the people went to Bhagwan Vapabhnath, seeking a way to stay alive, and bowed their heads in reverence. ||134|| Then, the people, who were experiencing various fears due to the loss of food, etc., and who had taken refuge in Bhagwan, the savior of all, went to the eternal Bhagwan and pleaded as follows: ||135|| "O Dev, we have come to your refuge seeking sustenance. O Lord of the three worlds, please protect us by showing us the way." ||136|| "O Vibho, the Kalpavriksha trees, who were like our fathers, who protected us like fathers, have all perished, root and branch, and the grains that used to grow without being sown, no longer bear fruit." ||137|| "O Dev, the increasing troubles of hunger, thirst, etc., are making us miserable. Deprived of food and water, we are no longer able to stay alive even for a moment." ||138|| "O Dev, the cold, heat, strong winds, and rains, etc., are troubling us, who are without shelter. Therefore, please tell us the way to overcome all these troubles." ||139|| "O Vibho, you are the creator of this age, and you are as high as the Kalpavriksha trees. How can we, who have taken refuge in you, be in a place of fear?" ||140|| "Therefore, O Dev, please show us the way so that our livelihood becomes free from troubles. Please be merciful to us." ||141||