Shloka 35
तमाविशन्तमालोक्य मृत्युमात्मन आसनात् । मनस्वी सहसोत्थाय जगृहे सोऽसिचर्मणी ॥ ३५ ॥
tam āviśantam ālokya mṛtyum ātmana āsanāt manasvī sahasotthāya jagṛhe so ’si-carmaṇī
தன் ஆசனத்தினை நோக்கி மரணம்போல் நெருங்கும் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனைப் பார்த்து, கூர்மதியுடைய கம்சன் உடனே எழுந்து வாள் மற்றும் கேடயம் எடுத்தான்।
FAQs
In this verse, Kaṁsa perceives Kṛṣṇa as death approaching; overwhelmed, he abruptly rises from his throne and arms himself with sword and shield.
Because Kaṁsa understood the threat was immediate—Kṛṣṇa was advancing toward him—so he instinctively prepared to fight, even though destiny had already turned against him.
A life built on adharma breeds constant fear; cultivating dharma and devotion steadies the mind, so one faces danger and mortality with clarity rather than panic.