The Divine incarnates from age to age for the purpose of protecting the virtuous, punishing the wicked and establishing righteousness. Krishna was one such manifestation of the Divine. In fulfilling his pledge to Mother Earth, He rid the world of many wicked rulers and sought to establish the reign of righteousness for the protection of the good. Today, if the Divine wants to punish the wicked and protect the righteous, there will not be even one wholly righteous person. All will qualify for punishment. Hence it is not a question of destroying the wicked. The task today is to transform Adharma (unrighteousness) into Dharma (righteousness). This has to be done through love alone.