Shloka 1
केशीवधः तथा ‘केशव’ नामप्रसिद्धिः
केशी चापि बलोदग्रः कंसदूतप्रचोदितः कृष्णस्य निधनाकाङ्क्षी वृन्दावनम् उपागमत्
keśī cāpi balodagraḥ kaṃsadūtapracoditaḥ kṛṣṇasya nidhanākāṅkṣī vṛndāvanam upāgamat
কেশীও—বলগর্বে উন্মত্ত—কংসের দূতদের প্ররোচনায়, কৃষ্ণের মৃত্যু কামনা করে বৃন্দাবনে এসে উপস্থিত হল।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It marks Kamsa’s intensifying attempt to eliminate Krishna and sets the stage for the defeat of adharma as hostile forces enter the sacred space of Vrindavana.
Parāśara presents Kamsa as acting through agents (messengers and demons), highlighting a recurring pattern: worldly power schemes against the avatara, yet inevitably fails before Vishnu’s ordained protection.
Krishna is implied as the avatara of Vishnu—supreme reality governing order—so the demon’s death-wish becomes self-defeating, underscoring Vishnu’s sovereignty over fate and dharma.