yayā aharat bhuvaḥ bhāram tām tanum vijahau ajaḥ kaṇṭakam kaṇṭakena iva dvayam ca api īśituḥ samam
The supreme unborn, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, caused the members of the Yadu dynasty to relinquish their bodies, and thus He relieved the burden of the world. This action was like picking out a thorn with a thorn, though both are the same to the controller.