Indra said: They began to chop off the trees and take the honey forcibly. Due to their misdemeanour as well as their greed the kalpa trees perished in certain places along with honey. As time rolled on only a little of this perfection survived. As Tretā was repeated in every cycle the Dvandvas (mutually conflicting pairs) cropped up. Then the subjects became very miserable due to the chilly rain and scorching sun.