श्रीशुक उवाच एवं दुर्मन्त्रिभि: कंस: सह सम्मन्त्र्य दुर्मति: । ब्रह्महिंसां हितं मेने कालपाशावृतोऽसुर: ॥ ४३ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ durmantribhiḥ kaṁsaḥ saha sammantrya durmatiḥ brahma-hiṁsāṁ hitaṁ mene kāla-pāśāvṛto ’suraḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- evam
- in this way
- durmantribhiḥ
- his bad ministers
- kaṁsaḥ
- King Kaṁsa
- saha
- along with
- sammantrya
- after considering very elaborately
- durmatiḥ
- without good intelligence
- brahma-hiṁsām
- persecution of the brāhmaṇas
- hitam
- as the best way
- mene
- accepted
- kāla-pāśa-āvṛtaḥ
- being bound by the rules and regulations of Yamarāja
- asuraḥ
- because he was a demon
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus, having considered the instructions of his bad ministers, Kaṁsa, who was bound by the laws of Yamarāja and devoid of good intelligence because he was a demon, decided to persecute the saintly persons, the brāhmaṇas, as the only way to achieve his own good fortune.