Sri Garga-samhita

atha — then ; bāla — of an infant ; dhvanim — the sound ; śrutvā — hearing ; rakṣakāḥ — the guards ; samupasthitāḥ — standing by ; ūcuḥ — said ; kaṁsāya — to Kaṁsa ; vīrāya — the warrior ; gatvā — having gone ; tad-rāja-mandiram — *to his royal palace.

sūti-gṛham — to the maternity room ; tvaram — quickly ; prāgāt — went ; kaṁsaḥ — Kaṁsa ; vai — indeed ; bhayaka — with fear ; āturaḥ — overcome ; svasā — the sister ; atha — then ; bhrātaram — to the brother ; prāha — said ; rudatī — weeping ; dīnavat — like a wretched person ; satī — *the chaste woman.

śrī-devakī uvāca — Śrī Devakī said ; sutām — daughter ; ekām — one ; dehi — give ; me — to me ; tvam — you ; putreṣu — sons ; pramṛteṣu — died ; ca — and ; striyam — a woman ; hantum — to kill ; na — not ; yogyaḥ — is right ; asi — you are ; bhrātaḥ — O brother ; tvam — you ; dīna — to they who suffer ; vatsalaḥ — *kind.

te — of you ; anujā — the younger sister ; aham — I am ; hata — killed ; sutā — sons ; kārāgāre — in a prison cell ; nipātitā — thrown ; dātum — to give ; arhasi — you deserve ; kalyāṇa — O noble one ; kalyāṇīm — beautiful ; tanujām — daughter ; ca — also ; me — *to me.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; aśru — tears ; mukhyā — face ; mohitayā — bewildered ; samācchādya — covering ; ātmajām — daughter ; bahu — many times ; prārthitaḥ — begged ; aṅkāt — from the lap ; vinirbhartsya — rebuking ; tām — her ; saḥ — he ; ācicchide — attacked ; khalaḥ — *the demon.

ku-saṅga-nitaraḥ — whose friends were demons ; pāpaḥ — sinful ; khalaḥ — demon ; yadu-kulādhamaḥ — the lowest of the Yādavas ; svasuḥ — of his sister ; sutām — the daughter ; śilā-pṛṣṭhe — on a stole slab ; gṛhītva — brabbing ; aṅghryoḥ — by the feet ; nyapātayat — *threw.

kaṁsa — of Kaṁsa ; hastāt — from the hand ; samutpatya — rising ; tvaram — quickly ; sā — she ; ca — also ; ambare — to the sky ; gatā — went ; śata-patre — a hundred-petal lotus ; rathe — on a chariot ; divye — splendid ; sahasra — thousand ; haya — horses ; sevite — *served.

cāmara — with cāmaras ; āndolite — moved ; śubhre — splendid ; sthita — situated ; adṛśyata — was seen ; divya — divine ; dṛk — appearance ; sa — with ; āyudha — weapons ; aṣṭa — eight ; bhujā — arms ; māyā — the goddess Yogamāyā ; pārṣadaiḥ — by associates ; parisevitā — served ; śata — a hundred ; sūrya — suns ; pratīkāśā — splendor ; kaṁsam — to Kaṁsa ; āha — said ; ghana-svanā — *with a voice like thunder.

śrī-yogamāyā uvāca — Śrī Yogamāyā said ; paripūrṇatamaḥ sākṣāt — the original Supreme Personality of Godhead ; śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ — Śrī Kṛṣṇa bhagavān—Lord ; svayam — personally ; jātaḥ — born ; kva — where? ; vā — or ; tu — indeed ; te — of you ; hantā — the killer ; vṛthā — uselessly ; dīnām — this poor girl ; dunoṣi — you trouble ; vai — *certainly.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; iti — thus ; uktvā — speaking ; tam — to him ; tataḥ — then ; devī — the goddess ; gatā — went ; vindhyācale — to the Vindhya Hills ; girau — on a hill ; yogamāyā — Yogamāyā ; bhagavatī — goddess ; bahu — many ; nāmā — names ; babhūva — became ; ha — *indeed.

atha — then ; kaṁsaḥ — Kaṁsa ; vismitaḥ — astonished ; abhūt — became ; śrutvā — hearing ; mātā — of his mother ; vacaḥ — the words ; param — then ; devakīm — Devakī ; vasudevam — Vasudeva ; ca — and ; mocayām āsa — released ; bandhanāt — *from bondage.

kaṁsaḥ uvāca — Kaṁsa said ; pāpaḥ — sinful ; aham — I am ; pāpa — sinful ; karmā — deeds ; aham — I am ; khalaḥ — a demon ; yadu-kula — of the Yadu family ; adhamaḥ — the lowest ; yuṣmat — of you ; putra — the sons ; prahantāram — the killer ; kṣamadhvam — please forgive ; me — by me ; kṛtam — done ; bhuvi — *in the world.

he svasaḥ — O sister ; śṛnu — listen ; me — to me ; śaure — O Vasudeva ; manye — I think ; kāla — by time ; kṛtam — done ; tu — certainly ; idam — this ; yena — by which ; niścalyamānaḥ — immovable ; vā — or ; vāyunā — by the wind ; iva — like ; ghana — of clouds ; āvaliḥ — *a host.

viśvastaḥ — believed ; aham — I ; deva — of the demigods ; vākye — in the words ; devāḥ — the demigods ; te — they ; api — also ; mṛṣā — false ; giraḥ — words ; na — not ; jānāmi — I know ; kva — where ; me — of me ; śatruḥ — the enemy ; jātaḥ — born ; kau — on the earth ; kathitaḥ — said ; anayā — *by her.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; ittham — in this way ; kaṁsaḥ — Kaṁsa ; tad-aṅghryoḥ — at his feet ; ca — also ; patitaḥ — fallen ; aśru — tears ; mukhaḥ — face ; rudan — weeping ; cakāra — did ; sevām — service ; paramām — great ; sauhṛdam — friendship ; darśayaṁḥ — showing ; tayoḥ — *to them.

ahaḥ — oh ; śrī-kṛṣṇacandrasya — of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra ; paripūrṇatama-prabhoḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; dāna — charity ; dakṣaiḥ — expert ; kaṭākṣaiḥ — with sidelong glances ; ca — also ; kim — whether ; na — not ; syāt — may be ; bhūmi-maṇḍale — *on the circle of the earth.

prātaḥ — morning ; kāle — at the time ; tadā — then ; kaṁsaḥ — Kaṁsa ; pralamba-ādīn — headed by Pralamba ; mahā — great ; asurān — demons ; samāhūya — calling ; khalaḥ — the demon ; tebhyaḥ — to them ; avadat — spoke ; uktam — said ; ca — and ; māyayā — *by Yogamāyā.

kaṁsaḥ uvāca — Kaṁsa said ; jātaḥ — born ; me — of me ; hi — indeed ; anta — the end ; kṛt — doing ; bhūmau — on the earth ; kathitaḥ — spoken ; yogamāyayā — by Yogamāyā ; anirdaśān — younger than ten days ; nidarśān — older than ten days ; ca — and ; śiśūn — infants ; yūyam — you ; haniṣyatha — *should kill.

daityāḥ — the demons ; ūcuḥ — said ; sajjasya — preparing ; dhanuṣaḥ — bows ; yuddhe — in the battle ; bhavatā — by you ; dvandva-yodhinā — in a duel ; tāṅkārena — with the sound of the bow udgatāḥ—come ; devāḥ — the demigods ; manyase — you think ; taiḥ — by them ; katham — how? ; bhayam — *fear.

gaḥ — the cows ; vipra — brāhmaṇas ; sādhu — devotees ; śrutayaḥ — and Vedas ; devāḥ — the demigods ; dharma — the principles of religion ; ādayaḥ — beginning with ; pare — others ; viṣṇoś — of Lord Viṣṇu ; ca — also ; tanavaḥ — bodies ; hi — indeed ; eṣām — of them ; nāśe — in the destruction ; daitya — of the demons ; balam — the power ; smṛtam — *remembered.

jātaḥ — born ; yadi — if ; mahā-viṣṇuḥ — Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu ; te — your ; śatruḥ — enemy ; yaḥ — who ; mahī — of the earth ; tale — on the surface ; ayam — He ; ca — also ; etat — this ; vadha — killing ; upāyaḥ — means ; gava — cows ; ādīnām — beginning with ; vihiṁsanam — *violence.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said ; ittham — thus ; mahā — great ; udbhaṭāḥ — powerful ; duṣṭāḥ — wicked ; daiteyāḥ — demons ; kaṁsa — by Kaṁsa ; noditāḥ — sent ; dudruvuḥ — ran ; kham — to the sky ; gava — by the cows ; ādibhyaḥ — headed ; jaghnuḥ — killed ; jātān — born ; ca — also ; bālakān — *infants.

ā-samudrāt — from the ocean ; bhūmi-tale — to the land ; viśantaḥ — going ; ca — also ; gṛhe gṛhe — from house to house ; kāma — according to their own desire ; rūpa — forms ; dhara — accepting ; daityāḥ — demons ; ceruḥ — went ; sarpāḥ — serpents ; iva — like ; abhavan — *became.

utpathāḥ — left the path ; udbhaṭāḥ — great ; daityāḥ — demons ; tatra — there ; api — also ; kaṁsa-noditāḥ — sent by Kaṁsa ; kapiḥ — a monkey ; surāpaḥ — a drunkard ; ali — by drink ; hataḥ — destroyed ; bhūta — by a ghost ; grastaḥ — haunted ; iva — like ; abhavan — *became.

vaideha — O king of Videha ; maithila — O king of Mithilā ; nara — of men ; indra — O lord ; upendra — of Lord Upendra ; bhakta — O devotee ; dharmiṣṭha — of they who follow the principles of religion ; mukhya — O first ; sutapaḥ — O austere one ; janaka — O father ; pratāpin — O powerful one ; etat — this ; satām — of the devotees ; ca — also ; bhuvi — on earth ; helanam — harassment ; aṅga — O pious one ; rājan — O king ; sarvam — everything ; chinatti — broke ; bahulāśva — O Bahulāśva ; catuṣpada-arthān — *thefour goals of life.