Shloka 30
The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa
गच्छ नन्दव्रजं तत्र सुतावानकदुन्दुभे: । आसाते ताविहानेन रथेनानय मा चिरम् ॥ ३० ॥
gaccha nanda-vrajaṁ tatra sutāv ānakadundubheḥ āsāte tāv ihānena rathenānaya mā ciram
จงไปยังวรชะของนันทะ ที่นั่นบุตรทั้งสองของอานกทุนทุภีอาศัยอยู่ จงพาพระกุมารทั้งสองมาที่นี่ด้วยรถคันนี้โดยอย่าชักช้า
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī gives the following interesting note: “When King Kaṁsa said ‘with this chariot,’ he pointed with his index finger to a brand-new, attractive chariot. Kaṁsa thought that since Akrūra was innocent by nature, when he saw this fine, new vehicle he would naturally want to drive it and quickly bring the two boys back. But the actual reason Akrūra went on a new chariot was that it would have been clearly inappropriate for the Supreme Personality of Godhead to mount a chariot that had already been enjoyed by the wicked Kaṁsa.”
FAQs
This verse shows Kaṁsa ordering his messenger to bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma from Nanda’s Vraja to Mathurā immediately, setting the stage for Kṛṣṇa’s public confrontation with Kaṁsa.
Fearing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s growing power and knowing Their connection to Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi), Kaṁsa urgently commands that They be brought to him—an attempt to control the inevitable threat to his rule.
It highlights how worldly power often acts in urgency and fear, while devotees can remember that even hostile plans can become instruments in the Lord’s larger purpose.