Verse Text
sadā bhagavato bhītiṁ gatā ātyantikīm api |
kaṁsādyā rati-śūnyatvād atra nālambanā matāḥ ||16||
Translation
Though the demons such as Kaṁsa are extremely fearful of the Lord at all times, because this fear is devoid of rati, they are not āśrayas for bhayānaka-rasa. Thus ends the Sixth Wave concerning bhayānaka-bhakti-rasa, in the Northern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Demons like Kaṁsa feared Kṛṣṇa, but their feelings cannot be described as ecstatic dread in devotional service.