310 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 4

niyurnksva—engage; asmdn—us; anuvratin—who are ready to follow
you.

TRANSLATION

Nonetheless, because of their enmity, our opinion is that the
demigods should not be neglected. Therefore, to uproot them
completely, engage us in fighting with them, for we are ready to
follow you.

PURPORT

According to moral instructions, one should not neglect to extinguish
fire completely, treat diseases completely, and clear debts completely.
Otherwise they will increase and later be difficult to stop. Therefore the
minsters advised Karhsa to uproot his enemies completely.

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yathamayo ‘ige samupeksito nrbhir
na sakyate radha-padas cikitsitum
yathendriya-grama upeksitas tatha
ripur mahaén baddha-balo na cdlyate

yatha—as; dmayah—a disease; arige—in the body; samupeksitah—
being neglected; nrbhih—by men; na—not; Sakyate—is able; ridha-
padah—when it is acute; cikitsitum—to be treated; yathd—and as;
indriya-gramah—the senses; upeksitah—not controlled in the begin-
ning; tatha—similarly; ripuh mahdn—a great enemy; baddha-balah—
if he becomes strong; na—not; cdlyate—can be controlled.

TRANSLATION

As a disease, if initially neglected, becomes acute and impossible
to cure, or as the senses, if not controlled at first, are impossible to
