Shloka 6

नारदेन कंसबोधनम्, कंसस्योपायचिन्ता, अक्रूरप्रेषणम् (मथुरागमनप्रस्तावः)

Devanagari script

यावन् न बलम् आरूढौ रामकृष्णौ सुबालकौ तावद् एव मया वध्याव् असाध्यौ रूढयौवनौ

Transliteration

yāvan na balam ārūḍhau rāmakṛṣṇau subālakau tāvad eva mayā vadhyāv asādhyau rūḍhayauvanau

Translation

Selagi Rama dan Krishna belum mencapai kekuatan penuh mereka—semasa mereka masih kanak-kanak—maka pada masa itulah mereka patut dibunuh olehku; kerana sebaik sahaja mereka meningkat remaja, mereka akan menjadi sukar dikalahkan.

Word by Word

यावत्as long as, until

नnot

बलम्strength, power

आरूढौhaving mounted/attained

रामकृष्णौRāma and Kṛṣṇa

सुबालकौvery young boys

तावत्so long, until then

एवindeed, just

मयाby me

वध्यौto be killed

असाध्यौnot difficult (i.e., doable) / not impossible

रूढयौवनौhaving reached youth

Speaker

Kaṁsa (as reported within the Purāṇic narration by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Rama (Balarama)

Krishna

Kamsa

FAQs

What is the significance of Kaṁsa fearing Rāma and Kṛṣṇa in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights the Purāṇic motif that adharma recognizes its own doom: even royal power senses that the divine order will mature and become impossible to resist.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of destiny in such episodes?

Through narrated speech and events, Parāśara shows that human schemes act within a larger dhārmic and cosmic sovereignty—where Vishnu’s presence makes evil ultimately self-defeating.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu here, even though the verse names Rāma and Kṛṣṇa?

Rāma (Balarāma) and Kṛṣṇa function as manifestations of divine power; the verse underscores that as the Lord’s līlā progresses, hostile forces cannot finally subdue the Supreme’s purpose.