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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.3.15
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 15
- mitho yadaiṣāṁ bhavitā vivādo
- madhv-āmadātāmra-vilocanānām
- naiṣāṁ vadhopāya iyān ato 'nyo
- mayy udyate 'ntardadhate svayaṁ sma
mithaḥone another — one another; yadāwhen — when; eṣāmof them — of them; bhavitāwill take place — will take place; vivādaḥquarrel — quarrel; madhuintoxication by drinking-āmadaintoxication by drinking — intoxication by drinking; ātāmraof their eyes being copper-red-vilocanānāmof their eyes being copper-red — of their eyes being copper-red; nanot — not; eṣāmof them — of them; vadhameans of disappearance-upāyaḥmeans of disappearance — means of disappearance; iyānlike this — like this; ataḥbesides this — besides this; anyaḥalternative — alternative; mayion My — on My; udyatedisappearance — disappearance; antaḥwill disappear-dadhatewill disappear — will disappear; svayamthemselves — themselves; smacertainly — certainly.
When they quarrel among themselves, influenced by intoxication, with their eyes red like copper because of drinking [madhu], then only will they disappear; otherwise, it will not be possible. On My disappearance, this incident will take place.
The Lord and His associates appear and disappear by the will of the Lord. They are not subjected to the laws of material nature. No one was able to kill the family of the Lord, nor was there any possibility of their natural death by the laws of nature. The only means, therefore, for their disappearance was the make-show of a fight amongst themselves, as if brawling in intoxication due to drinking. That so-called fighting would also take place by the will of the Lord, otherwise there would be no cause for their fighting. Just as Arjuna was made to be illusioned by family affection and thus the Bhagavad-gītā was spoken, so the Yadu dynasty was made to be intoxicated by the will of the Lord, and nothing more. The devotees and associates of the Lord are completely surrendered souls. Thus they are transcendental instruments in the hands of the Lord and can be used in any way the Lord desires. The pure devotees also enjoy such pastimes of the Lord because they want to see Him happy. Devotees of the Lord never assert independent individuality; on the contrary, they utilize their individuality in pursuit of the desires of the Lord, and this cooperation of the devotees with the Lord makes a perfect scene of the Lord's pastimes.