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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 4]
human society to chaos. The asuric adherents of Kansa wanted to disrupt the traditional condition of human happiness and thus defeat the  devatās , the devotees and demigods. Unless the devotees and demigods predominate, the  asuras  will increase, and human society will be in a chaotic condition.
TEXT 40
तस्मात् सर्वात्मना राजन् ब्राह्मणान् ब्रह्मवादिनः।
तपस्विनो यज्ञशीलान् गाश्च हन्मो हविर्दुधाः ॥४०॥
tasmāt sarvātmanā rājan
brāhmaṇān brahma-vādinaḥ
tapasvino yajña-śīlān
gāś ca hanmo havir-dughāḥ
tasmāt —therefore;  sarva-ātmanā —in every respect;  rājan —O King;  brāhmaṇān —the  brāhmaṇas ;  brahma-vādinaḥ —who maintain the brahminical culture, centered around Viṣṇu;  tapasvinaḥ —persons who are engaged in austerities;  yajña-śīlān —persons engaged in offering sacrifices;  gāḥ ca —cows and persons engaged in protecting cows;  hanmaḥ —we shall kill;  haviḥ-dughāḥ —because they supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the offering of sacrifice.
TRANSLATION
O King, we, who are your adherents in all respects, shall therefore kill the Vedic  brāhmaṇas , the persons engaged in offering sacrifices and austerities, and the cows that supply milk, from which clarified butter is obtained for the ingredients of sacrifice.
TEXT 41
विप्रा गावश्च वेदाश्च तपः सत्यं दमः शमः ।
श्रद्धा दया तितिक्षा च क्रतवश्च हरेस्तनूः ॥४१॥
viprā gāvaś ca vedāś ca
tapaḥ satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ