Agriculture and tending of cattle were given up. Markets and shops were abandoned. Stakes for binding sacrificial animals disappeared. People no longer collected various sorts of articles for sacrifices. All festivals and amusements died.
उच्छिन्नकृषिगोरक्षा निवृत्तविपणापणा! निवृत्तयूपसम्भारा विप्रणष्टमहोत्सवा॥