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BURNING OF DVĀRAKĀ AND DEATH OF KRṢNA
Kādambari in a grove of kadambas on the mountain nearby. The charioteer, Siddhartha, his brother, said to Baladeva: How can I see such an evil fate of the city and the family? Therefore, dismiss me that I may take the vow at once at the Master's feet. I can not endure delay."
Bala, weeping, said: "Brother, you say what is fitting. You are dismissed by me, even though unable to dismiss you, faultless man. When you have died, after practicing penance, and become a god, remembering this brotherly affection, you should enlighten me at the right time, when I am in trouble." Siddhartha agreed, became a mendicant in the Master's presence, practiced severe penance for six months, died, and went to heaven.
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Beating of Dvaipāyana (19-30)
And now the wine which the people had thrown in stone pits became sweet from the blossoms of various trees falling in it. At that time in the month Vaiśākha one of Samba's men went there as he was roaming about, saw the wine, and drank it from thirst. Delighted with it, he filled a skin with the wine, went to Samba's house, and gave it (to him) as a present. Seeing the fragrant wine, Hari's son drank it again and again with delight and said, "Where did you get it?" He told about the wine being there and on the next day Samba went with princes hard to control to the cave Kadambari. When he had seen the wine, named Kadambari from its connection with the cave Kadambarī, Śāmba rejoiced, like a thirsty man at the sight of a river. Śamba had the wine brought by servants to a grove of blossoming trees and, a drinking-party being formed, drank with friends, brothers, and nephews.
Drinking the wine with remarks: "It has been found after a long time." "It is old." 'It has been made from good materials," they did not become satiated. Blind from drinking the wine, the princes, sportive, saw the sage Dvaipayana engaged in meditation on the mountain in front (of them). Samba said to his people: He will destroy my
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