Character

刚沙

कंसKaṃsa

verses
711
books
21
chapters
190
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What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Kamsa is a powerful son of Ugrasena, king of the Yadus, who imprisoned his father and ruled the Shurasena lands himself. Bhagavatam 9.24.24, 10.1.69 The Vishnu Purana says he was once the asura Kalanemi, born again to oppose dharma. Vishnu Purana 5.1.23 In the Devi Bhagavatam, Kamsa is told that Devaki's eighth son will be his slayer. Devi Bhagavatam 4.20.64 The Bhagavata Purana also foresees King Kamsa dying at the hand of Krishna, the Lord. Bhagavatam 10.37.15 It adds that Kamsa, always troubled by the thought of the Lord killing him, saw Him before him and attained a form like His. Bhagavatam 10.44.39

Where to read

Every verse that names 刚沙, book by book.

  1. Bhagavatam

    220 verses · 37 chapters

    All 220 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 10.4.2

      守卫们迅速去见康萨王，报告提婆吉生子的消息，这正是他焦虑等待的消息。

    • 10.1.10

      当凯沙瓦住在弗拉阇，又在摩度城（摩图罗）时，他在那里做了什么？他为何杀死母舅康萨？此类杀戮在经典中并不被许可。

    • 10.44.30

      除了坎萨（Kaṁsa）之外，每个人都为克里希纳和巴拉拉玛所展现的奇妙壮举感到欢欣鼓舞。崇高的婆罗门和伟大的圣人们高呼：“好极了！好极了！”

  2. Devi Bhagavatam

    91 verses · 13 chapters

    All 91 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 4.23.1

      （瑜伽幻力对康萨之言）广博仙人说：当提婆吉的六个儿子被乌格拉先那之子（康萨）杀害，且根据那罗陀的话，第七胎已经转移后……

    • 4.21.1

      坎萨杀害提婆吉长子的描述。毗耶娑说：随着时间的流逝，具有神圣形体的提婆吉按照礼法与婆苏提婆结合，怀上了一个孩子。

    • 4.1.3

      他甚至值得众神崇拜，被称为阿那卡敦杜比。为何这位致力于正法的人会被囚禁在坎萨的监狱里？

  3. Vishnu Purana

    78 verses · 14 chapters

    All 78 verses in the Vishnu Purana
    • 5.20.4

      亲爱的，你怎会不知她？她乃康萨所差遣，号称“奈迦瓦克拉”，精于涂香抹膏之业。

    • 5.1.6

      于是迦ṃ萨亲自充当他们的御者，驱动那华美的战车前行。作为婆阇族的兴盛者，他庆贺婆苏提婆与提婆姬的婚合，却不知此行正被牵入毗湿奴主宰的至上安排之中。

    • 5.15.3

      那罗达随后向坎萨按顺序如实讲述了整个事件的经过——从耶索达和德瓦基腹中婴儿的交换开始——毫无遗漏。

  4. Padma Purana

    74 verses · 17 chapters

    All 74 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.245.6

      乌格拉塞纳之子名为坎萨——英勇无双，力大无穷。在那里，御者驱策着他们上好的战车。

    • 4.13.12

      往昔，大地女神瓦孙达罗确被迦摩娑等诸王所压迫；又被迦摩娑的使者所击打，那使者因自恃权势而狂妄沉醉。

    • 1.6.59

      大王啊：迦ṃ萨与商佉，纳罗与婆多毗；伊罗婆罗与那牟支，以及佉斯利摩与安阇那——此诸名号依次列举。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 刚沙 matters most.

  1. Yoga-māyā Appears as Durgā; Kaṁsa’s Repentance and the Demonic Policy of Persecuting Vaiṣṇavas

    Bhagavatam 10.4 · 36 verses

    Antagonist whose fear of fate produces violence, momentary…

  2. Parīkṣit’s Questions and the Prelude to Kṛṣṇa’s Advent (Earth’s Burden, Viṣṇu’s Order, and Kaṁsa’s Fear)

    Bhagavatam 10.1 · 29 verses

    The fear-driven tyrant whose adharma intensifies the world’s…

  3. The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā

    Bhagavatam 10.44 · 16 verses

    Tyrant who weaponizes spectacle and state power

  4. The Lord’s Advent: Yoga-māyā’s Mission, Saṅkarṣaṇa’s Transfer, and the Demigods’ Prayers

    Bhagavatam 10.2 · 14 verses

    Embodies hostile absorption and political paranoia

  5. Kamsaṃ Prati Yogamāyāvākyam

    Devi Bhagavatam 4.23 · 24 verses

  6. The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa

    Bhagavatam 10.36 · 21 verses

    Tyrant whose fear-driven rāja-nīti escalates from suspicion to…

  7. The Description of the Killing of Devaki's First Son by Kamsa

    Devi Bhagavatam 4.21 · 20 verses

  8. Kṛṣṇa Slays Kuvalayāpīḍa and Enters Kaṁsa’s Wrestling Arena

    Bhagavatam 10.43 · 6 verses

    The anxious tyrant watching his own spectacle unravel

  9. The Slaying of Kaṁsa (and the Descent of Kṛṣṇa)

    Padma Purana 6.245 · 40 verses

    antagonist

  10. कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

    Vishnu Purana 5.20 · 20 verses

    प्रत्यक्षं न दृश्यते, किन्तु कुब्जायाः कर्म-प्रयोजनं तेन…

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Krishna

    Bhagavatam 10.1-10.4

  2. Krishna Kills Kamsa

    Bhagavatam 10.43-10.44

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