Text 19]
The Atrocities of King Kamsa
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jāntavo na sadaikatra daivādhīnās tadāsate
mā śocatam—kindly do not be aggrieved (for what happened in the past); mahā-bhāgau—O you who are learned and fortunate in spiritual knowledge; ātmajān—for your sons; sva-kṛtam—only because of their own acts; bhujaḥ—who are suffering; jāntavaḥ—all living entities; na—not; sadā—always; ekatra—in one place; daiva-adhīnāḥ—who are under the control of providence; tadā—hence; āsate—live.
TRANSLATION
O great souls, your children have suffered their own misfortune. Therefore, please do not lament for them. All living entities are under the control of the Supreme, and they cannot always live together.
PURPORT
Kamsa addressed his sister and brother-in-law as  mahā-bhāgau  because although he killed their ordinary children, the goddess Durgā took birth from them. Because Devakī bore Durgādevī in her womb, Kamsa praised both Devakī and her husband.  Asuras  are very devoted to the goddess Durgā, Kālī and so forth. Kamsa, therefore, truly astonished, appreciated the exalted position of his sister and brother-in-law. Durgā is certainly not under the laws of nature, because she herself is the controller of the laws of nature. Ordinary living beings, however, are controlled by these laws ( prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ). Consequently, none of us are allowed to live together for any long period. By speaking in this way, Kamsa tried to pacify his sister and brother-in-law.
TEXT 19
भुवि भौमानि भूतानि यथा यान्त्यपयान्ति च ।
नायमात्मा तथैतेषु विपर्येति यथैव भूः ॥१९॥
bhuvi bhaumāni bhūtāni yathā yānty apayānti ca