Text 64] The Advent of Lord Krṣṇa: Introduction
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tive of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  śaśamsa —informed (Kaṁsa, who was in doubt);  abhyetya —after approaching him;  nāra-daḥ —the great sage Nārada;  bhūmeḥ —on the surface of the earth;  bhārāyamāṇānām —of those who were a burden;  daityānām ca —and of the demons;  vadha-udyamam —the endeavor to kill.
TRANSLATION
Once the great saint Nārada approached Kaṁsa and informed him of how the demoniac persons who were a great burden on the earth were going to be killed. Thus Kaṁsa was placed into great fear and doubt.
PURPORT
It has already been discussed that mother earth implored Lord Brahmā to give her relief from the distress created by the burdensome demons and that Lord Brahmā informed her that Lord Krṣṇa Himself was going to appear. Krṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (4.8):
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkrṭām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
Whenever there is a burden created by the demons and whenever the innocent devotees are distressed by demoniac rulers, the Lord appears in due course of time to kill the demons with the assistance of His real representatives, who are technically called demigods. In the  Upaniṣads  it is stated that the demigods are different parts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As it is the duty of the parts of the body to serve the whole, it is the duty of Krṣṇa's devotees to serve Krṣṇa as He wants. Krṣṇa's business is to kill the demons, and therefore this should be a devotee's business also. Because the people of Kali-yuga are fallen, however, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of kindness for them, did not bring any weapon to kill them. Rather, by spreading Krṣṇa consciousness, love of Krṣṇa, He wanted to kill their nefarious, demoniac activities. This is the