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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 2]
TRANSLATION
While sitting on his throne or in his sitting room, while lying on his bed, or, indeed, while situated anywhere, and while eating, sleeping or walking, Kaṁsa saw only his enemy, the Supreme Lord, Hṛṣikeśa. In other words, by thinking of his all-pervading enemy, Kaṁsa became unfavorably Kṛṣṇa conscious.
PURPORT
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described the finest pattern of devotional service as  ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam , or cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness favorably. Kaṁsa, of course, was also Kṛṣṇa conscious, but because he regarded Kṛṣṇa as his enemy, even though he was fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, his Kṛṣṇa consciousness was not favorable for his existence. Kṛṣṇa consciousness, favorably cultivated, makes one completely happy, so much so that a Kṛṣṇa conscious person does not consider  kaivalya-sukham , or merging into the existence of Kṛṣṇa, to be a great gain.  Kaivalyaṁ narakāyate . For a Kṛṣṇa conscious person, even merging into the existence of Kṛṣṇa, or Brahman, as impersonalists aspire to do, is uncomfortable.  Kaivalyaṁ narakāyate tridaśa-pūrākāśa-puṣpāyate .  Karmīs  hanker to be promoted to the heavenly planets, but a Kṛṣṇa conscious person considers such promotion a will-o'-the-wisp, good for nothing.  Durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate .  Yogīs  try to control their senses and thus become happy, but a Kṛṣṇa conscious person neglects the methods of  yoga . He is unconcerned with the greatest of enemies, the senses, which are compared to snakes. For a Kṛṣṇa conscious person who is cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness favorably, the happiness conceived by the  karmīs ,  jñānīs  and  yogīs  is treated as less than a fig. Kaṁsa, however, because of cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness in a different way—that is, inimically—was uncomfortable in all the affairs of his life; whether sitting, sleeping, walking or eating, he was always in danger. This is the difference between a devotee and a nondevotee. A nondevotee or atheist also cultivates God consciousness—by trying to avoid God in everything. For example, so-called scientists who want to create life by a combination of chemicals regard the external, material elements as supreme. Such scientists do not like the idea that life is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. As clearly