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Time of twelve years was very long. Citizens of Dwārakā began to think otherwise-A long period of twelve years has been passed practising Ayambila penance continually. Now how that fiery god Dwaipāyana can hazard us? He must have been disappointed and gone elsewhere.
Thinking of some other citizens was like this-All the other citizens are practising Ayambila penance. If we persons do not practise the penance what difference will it make ?
Lo, such a day arrived that all the citizens of Dwarakū became disinclined to obstacle remover Ayambila penance.
This was the best opportunity for fiery god Dwaipāyana. He availed this fully.
Fire began to pour from sky, frightful voices echoed all directions, stormy winds blew up, houses began to fall due to earth quake, very soon the tremendous flames of fire galloped the whole city Dwarakā.
Vasudeva Krsna did many efforts to extinguish fire; but the agitation of karmas was so forceful and hazardous that water thrown on fire was proving as oil. Though water quenches fire, but at that time as much as water was poured the fire went on increasing. It seemed that high raising flames of fire trying to burn the sky. Krsnu Vasudeva and Balarama-both brothers were disappointed. Dwārakā burnt to ashes before their eyes, but they could not save it.
After burning Dwărakā to ashes Krsna and Balarāma made preparations to go from there. This has been elaborated by these words (Sura Dīwāyaṇa kova nidaddhāye)
Ammā - pi *ï' - niyaga- Vippahūne- (Ambāpitsa- Nijaka- Viprahīṇaḥ)meaning bereaved from mother-father and relatives. Folklorists assert-When Dwarakā city was burning, then Krsna Vāsudeva and his elder brother Balarāma-both were trying to stop fire, but they could not succeed in then they reached to their palace and began to save their parents. With great difficulty they could take out their parents from palace. Their idea was that riding on a chariot the parents may be taken to a safe place, For fulfilling this purpose Sri Krsna reached his stable (aswaśālā). There he saw stable has been burnt up. Sooner he started from there and reached chariot-shelter. It was also burning; but one chariot was safe. Quickly he took out that chariot. Making parents sit in it both brothers began to draw it like horses. As soon as they were to cross the main gate, the upper part of the gate fell down. Parents died under it. Both brothers could not
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