Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.36.20

pratiyate tu devarsau

kamsa abhasya kesinam

presayam asa hanyetam

bhavata rama-kesavau

SYNONYMS

pratiyate -- having left; tu -- then; deva-rsau -- the sage among the demigods; kamsah -- King Kamsa; abhasya -- addressing; kesinam -- the demon Kesi; presayam asa -- he sent him; hanyetam -- the two should be killed; bhavata -- by you; rama-kesavau -- Balarama and Krsna.

TRANSLATION

After Narada left, King Kamsa summoned Kesi and ordered him, "Go kill Rama and Krsna."

PURPORT

Before having Krsna and Balarama brought to Mathura, Kamsa tried sending one more demon to Vrndavana.

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