If not for Duryodhana, Karmic law could not have functioned and all would have survived. Due to this one man, Karmic law functioned for the destruction of many.

Therefore…

Duryodhana – Instrumental cause

Karmic law, the destruction of lives – Effect

In the same way,

Arjuna - Instrumental cause

God’s time form, the destruction in the war - Effect

The punishment for those who have harmed

     me – Instrumental cause

The dawn of Sathya Yuga and Liberation for

     all – Effect

Karmic law dictates that one must experience punishment and suffering for bad actions. This is lord Yama’s account. Due to my boon, Karmic law does not function and so there is no punishment. I have tied lord Yama’s hands. Now if I remove those ties, everyone’s Karmic accounts will finish and they will get liberation.

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