Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 22
The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa
भो भो निशम्यतामेतद् वीरचाणूरमुष्टिकौ । नन्दव्रजे किलासाते सुतावानकदुन्दुभे: ॥ २२ ॥ रामकृष्णौ ततो मह्यं मृत्यु: किल निदर्शित: । भवद्भ्यामिह सम्प्राप्तौ हन्येतां मल्ललीलया ॥ २३ ॥
bho bho niśamyatām etad vīra-cāṇūra-muṣṭikau nanda-vraje kilāsāte sutāv ānakadundubheḥ
英勇的查努拉（Cāṇūra）和穆斯提卡（Muṣṭika）啊，请听我说。瓦苏戴瓦（Vasudeva）的儿子罗摩（Rāma）和克里希纳（Kṛṣṇa）正住在南达（Nanda）的牧牛村里。预言说这两个男孩将是我死亡的原因。当他们被带到这里时，借口让他们参加摔跤比赛将他们杀死。
FAQs
In this verse Kaṁsa identifies the two boys as the sons of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), acknowledging Krishna and Balarama’s true lineage even while they are living in Nanda’s Vraja.
Kaṁsa is directing his champion wrestlers to take note of the two brothers’ presence and prepare to confront them in the arena as part of his plot.
Kaṁsa’s anxious plotting shows how fear drives manipulation; devotion encourages the opposite—trust in God and ethical action rather than control through violence.