SB 10.36.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

SB 10.36.19

SB 10.36.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

pratiyāte tu devarṣau
kaṁsa ābhāṣya keśinam
preṣayām āsa hanyetāṁ
bhavatā rāma-keśavau

SYNONYMS

pratiyāte—having left; tu—then; deva-ṛṣau—the sage among the demigods; kaṁsaḥ—King Kaṁsa; ābhāṣya—addressing; keśinam—the demon Keśī; preṣayām āsa—he sent him; hanyetām—the two should be killed; bhavatā—by you; rāma-keśavau—Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

After Nārada left, King Kaṁsa summoned Keśī and ordered him, "Go kill Rāma and Kṛṣṇa."

PURPORT

Before having Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma brought to Mathurā, Kaṁsa tried sending one more demon to Vṛndāvana.