Text 31]
Punishment and Reward of Kali
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patitam —fallen down;  pādayoḥ —at the feet;  vīraḥ —the hero;  kṛpayā —out of compassion;  dīna-vatsalaḥ —kind to the poor;  śaraṇyaḥ —one who is qualified to accept surrender;  na —not;  avadhīt —did kill;  ślokyaḥ —one who is worthy of being sung;  āha —said;  ca —also;  idam —this;  hasan —smiling;  iva —like.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who was qualified to accept surrender and worthy of being sung in history, did not kill the poor surrendered and fallen Kali, but smiled compassionately, for he was kind to the poor.
PURPORT
Even an ordinary  kṣatriya  does not kill a surrendered person, and what to speak of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who was by nature compassionate and kind to the poor. He was smiling because the artificially dressed Kali disclosed his identity as a lower class man, and he was thinking how ironic it was that no one was saved from his sharp sword when he desired to kill, but the poor lower class Kali was spared by his timely surrender. Mahārāja Parīkṣit's glory and kindness is therefore sung in history. He was a kind and compassionate emperor, fully worthy of accepting surrender even from his enemy. Thus the personality of Kali was saved by the will of Providence.
TEXT 31
राजोवाच 
  न ते गुडाकेशयशोधराणां 
  बद्धाञ्जलेवैं भयमस्ति किंचित् । 
  न वर्तितव्यं भवता कथंचन 
  क्षेत्रे मदीये त्वमधर्मबन्धुः ॥३१॥
rājovāca  
 na te guḍākeśa-yaśo-dharāṇām  
 baddhānjaler vai bhayam asti kiñcit  
 na vartitavyam bhavatā kathañcana  
 kṣetre madīye tvam adharma-bandhuḥ