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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 4]
ity uktvāśru-mukhaḥ pādau śyālaḥ svasror athāgrahīt
kṣamadhvam—kindly excuse; mama—my; daurātmyam—atrocious activities; sādhavaḥ—both of you are great saintly persons; dīnavatsalāḥ—and are very kind to poor, cripple-minded persons; iti uktvā—saying this; aśru-mukhaḥ—his face full of tears; pādau—the feet; śyālaḥ—his brother-in-law Kamsa; svasroḥ—of his sister and brother-in-law; atha—thus; agrahīt—captured.
TRANSLATION
Kamsa begged, “My dear sister and brother-in-law, please be merciful to such a poor-hearted person as me, since both of you are saintly persons. Please excuse my atrocities.” Having said this, Kamsa fell at the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, his eyes full of tears of regret.
PURPORT
Although Kamsa had spoken very nicely on the subject of real knowledge, his past deeds were abominable and atrocious, and therefore he further begged forgiveness from his sister and brother-in-law by falling at their feet and admitting that he was a most sinful person.
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मोचयामास निगडाद् विश्रब्धः कन्यकागिरा । देवकीं वसुदेवं च दर्शयन्नात्मसौहृदम् ॥२४॥
mocayām āsa nigaḍād viśrabdhaḥ kanyakā-girā devakīm vasudevam ca darśayann ātma-sauhṛdam
mocayām āsa—Kamsa released them; nigaḍāt—from their iron shackles; viśrabdhaḥ—with full confidence; kanyakā-girā—in the words of the goddess Durgā; devakīm—toward his sister Devaki;