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BURNING OF DVÄRAKĀ AND DEATH OF KRŞŅA 297 to flight the deep sleep of the world's delusion. After hearing the sermon, some princes, Pradyumna, śāmba, Nişadha, Ulmuka, Sāraṇa, and others became mendicants. Many women of the Yadus, Rukmiņi, Jāmbavati, and others, afraid of existence, became mendicants at the Master's lotus-feet.
Questioned by Kșşņa, the Blessed One said, “In the twelfth year Dvaipāyana will burn this Dvārikā.” Krşņa thought: “ They-Samudravijaya and the others-are fortunate who took initiation in the beginning. Shame on me, uninitiated, greedy for sovereignty.” Knowing his thought, the Master said: “Kșşņa, the Sārngins never take initiation, because they have barriers made by a nidāna. They go below necessarily. You will go to Vālukaprabhā.”288
Hearing that, Kșsņa at once became exceedingly miserable. Again the Omniscient said: “Do not be sad, Janārdana. Rising from it, you will be a mortal; then a Vaimānika. Falling, you will be the son of Jitaśatru, lord of the city Gangādvāra in this Bharata, and the twelfth Arhat, named Amama.289 Bala will go to Brahmaloka and, falling, will be a mortal; then a god and, falling, will be a man in this Bharata. In the approaching utsarpiņi, a Keśava, he will attain emancipation in the congregation of you, a Tīrthakệt named Amama.”290
After saying this, the Lord of the World went elsewhere in his wandering. After bowing to him Vāsudeva went to the city Dvärikā. Then Kșşņa had a proclamation made again in the same way in the city and all the people became especially devoted to dharma. Dvaipāyana died and was born among the Agnikumāras.291 He recalled his former enmity and went to Dvārakā. Asura Dvaipāyana saw all the people there observing fasts of one, two, three, et cetera days, engaged in making pūjā to the gods. Unable to make an attack because
288 50. The third hell. 289 52. In the coming utsarpiņi. Abhi. 1.55.
290 54. See Text Corrections. This seems somewhat repetitive, but preferable to the text of the edition..
291 57. See II, p. 106. 38 N
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