Shloka 31
Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas
एवं चेत्तर्हि भोजेन्द्र पुरग्रामव्रजादिषु । अनिर्दशान् निर्दशांश्च हनिष्यामोऽद्य वै शिशून् ॥ ३१ ॥
evaṁ cet tarhi bhojendra pura-grāma-vrajādiṣu anirdaśān nirdaśāṁś ca haniṣyāmo ’dya vai śiśūn
एवं चेत्तर्हि भोजेन्द्र पुरग्रामव्रजादिषु । अनिर्दशान् निर्दशांश्च हनिष्यामोऽद्य वै शिशून् ॥
FAQs
Because Kaṁsa feared the prophecy that Devakī’s child would kill him, his advisers urged a widespread massacre of infants to eliminate the potential threat.
“Bhojendra” refers to Kaṁsa, addressed as the chief ruler among the Bhoja dynasty.
Fear and insecurity can drive people toward extreme injustice; the Bhagavatam warns that abandoning dharma for self-preservation leads to greater sin and downfall.