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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.2
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 2
- teṣāṁ maireya-doṣeṇa
- viṣamīkṛta-cetasām
- nimlocati ravāv āsīd
- veṇūnām iva mardanam
teṣāmof them — of them; maireyaof intoxication — of intoxication; doṣeṇaby the faults — by the faults; viṣamīkṛtabecame unbalanced — became unbalanced; cetasāmof those of whom the minds — of those of whom the minds; nimlocatisets — sets; ravauthe sun — the sun; āsīttakes place — takes place; veṇūnāmof the bamboos — of the bamboos; ivaas — as; mardanamdestruction — destruction.
As by the friction of bamboos destruction takes place, so also, at sunset, by the interaction of the faults of intoxication, all their minds became unbalanced, and destruction took place.
When there is need of fire in the forest, by the will of the Supreme it takes place due to friction among the bamboos. Similarly, the descendants of Yadu were all destroyed by the will of the Lord by the process of self-destruction. Just as there is no possibility of a fire's occurring deep in the forest due to human effort, so also there was no power in the universe which could vanquish the descendants of Yadu, who were protected by the Lord. The Lord wanted them to be so destroyed, and thus they obeyed His order, as indicated by the word tad-anujñāta.