Shloka 23
The Lord’s Advent: Yoga-māyā’s Mission, Saṅkarṣaṇa’s Transfer, and the Demigods’ Prayers
इति घोरतमाद् भावात् सन्निवृत्त: स्वयं प्रभु: । आस्ते प्रतीक्षंस्तज्जन्म हरेर्वैरानुबन्धकृत् ॥ २३ ॥
iti ghoratamād bhāvāt sannivṛttaḥ svayaṁ prabhuḥ āste pratīkṣaṁs taj-janma harer vairānubandha-kṛt
舒迦提婆·高斯瓦弥说：如此深思之后，甘萨虽决意延续对至上主的仇怨，却自止于杀害姊妹的凶行；他决定等待哈利降生，然后再行所需之事。
FAQs
This verse shows that even hostility can bind one’s mind to Hari; Kaṁsa, though inimical, remained intensely absorbed in the Lord by constantly awaiting His birth.
After recognizing the inevitability of the divine plan, Kaṁsa temporarily restrained his extreme cruelty and instead anxiously awaited the foretold birth—while still maintaining his inimical fixation on Hari.
Obsessive focus—whether positive or negative—shapes consciousness; the Bhagavatam urges transforming fixation into favorable remembrance and devotion rather than fear, anger, or hatred.