Shloka 5
नारदेन कंसबोधनम्, कंसस्योपायचिन्ता, अक्रूरप्रेषणम् (मथुरागमनप्रस्तावः)
सो ऽतिकोपाद् उपालभ्य सर्वयादवसंसदि जगर्ह यादवांश् चैव कार्यं चैतद् अचिन्तयत्
so 'tikopād upālabhya sarvayādavasaṃsadi jagarha yādavāṃś caiva kāryaṃ caitad acintayat
Seized by overwhelming wrath, he rebuked them publicly in the full assembly of the Yādavas; and, censuring the Yādava clan, he began to ponder what was now to be done.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Kaṃsa’s public denunciation and plotting after learning the truth.
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Unchecked anger becomes collective injustice when a ruler shames and targets an entire community, turning governance into persecution.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In leadership and civic life, resist scapegoating; practice accountability and measured speech, especially in public forums.
Vishishtadvaita: Social order is part of dharma upheld under Bhagavān; harm to a community is not ‘mere politics’ but a moral violation within God-governed reality.
Vamsha: Chandra
Key Kings: Kaṃsa, Yādava
FAQs
It functions as the political and moral stage where collective responsibility of the Yādavas is addressed, and where public rebuke signals an approaching turning point for the dynasty.
He presents anger as the immediate inner force that drives public censure and then compels deliberation about the next righteous or strategic action, highlighting how emotion can precipitate major narrative consequences.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s worldview implies that dynastic events unfold under a higher sovereignty—cosmic order ultimately prevails over clan power and personal passion.