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wäraká city and remaining quantity of wine was ordered to he thrown away out
the city. So the wine had been thrown away in hills surrounding Dwărakā city. That wine accu nulated in ditches of mountain.
Once some princes riding on horses went out of city for a walk. Being thirsty princes drank up that wine. Nearby Dwaipāyana Rishi was sitting in deep meditation. Yädava princes became fanatic due to intoxication of wine. As they saw (penancer) Dwaipāyana, they filled with anger bearing in mind that this penancer will destroy our beautiful city so he should be murdered just now. They caused their horses to jump over penancer. Corpse of a snake was lying down there, the princes put it round the neck of penancer and began to beat him cruelly and when penancer became half-dead, those princes returned to the city, thinking that now the penancer will die.
Due to cruel beating, and even without any cause the anger of Dwaipāyana penancer raised to highest degree. He made a firm sinful volition-If there is any consequence of my penance, then I must kill all the Yādavas and burn this Dwarakā city to ashes.
As soon as, Sri Krsna became aware of this painful event, he quickly reached to penancer, with his elder brother Balarama. Sri Krsna begged pardon for the offence of princes and requested that he should withdraw his volition. Being satisfied by the courtesy of Sri Krsna, penancer Dwaipāyana assured him that you and your elder brother-both will go sefely out of city; but I (Dwaipāyana) will not withdraw my volition. Thus saying penancer Dwaipāyana died and took birth in the class of fiery gods (Agnikumāru god). Both the brothers, being disappointed returned from there.
Sri Krsna asked a wise sage, the device to save Dwárak, then the sage said-Until Ayambila penance will be regularly practised in Dwarakā city by its inhabitants, no god or demon can destroy it.
Accordingly Sri Krsna made an announcement in the city that Ayambila penance should continue. Citizens followed the announcement of ruler.
Dwaipāyana penancer becoming fiery god, remembering his previous birth's enmity came to Dwaraka to burn it, but he cannot fulfil his evil desire due to the mighty force of Āyambila penance.
Although Dwaipāyana fiery god could not burn Dwārakā at that time but he did not stop his efforts. He continually waited for twelve years to avail any opportunity to fulfil his desire.
प्रथम अध्ययन
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