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enough to excuse us because we are simply captivated by His external energy. We transgressed His order without knowing His transcendental glories.”
The  brāhmaṇas  repented for their sinful activities. They wanted to go personally to offer their obeisances unto Him, but being afraid of Kamsa, they could not go. In other words, it is very difficult for one to surrender fully unto the Personality of Godhead without being purified by devotional service. The example of the learned  brāhmaṇas  and their wives is vivid. The wives of the  brāhmaṇas , because they were infused by pure devotional service, did not care for any kind of opposition. They immediately went to Kṛṣṇa. But although the  brāhmaṇas  had come to know the supremacy of the Lord and were repenting, they were still afraid of King Kamsa because they were too addicted to fruitive activities.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Twenty-third Chapter of Kṛṣṇa, “Delivering the Wives of the Brāhmaṇas Who Performed Sacrifices.”