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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 4]
of Yamarāja and devoid of good intelligence because he was a demon, decided to persecute the saintly persons, the brāhmaṇas, as the only way to achieve his own good fortune.
PURPORT
Śrila Locana dāsa Ṭhākura has sung,  āpana karama, bhuñjāye śamana, kahaye locana dāsa . Instead of taking good instructions from the sages and the  śāstras , godless nondevotees act whimsically, according to their own plans. Actually, however, no one has his own plans because everyone is bound by the laws of nature and must act according to his tendency in material, conditional life. Therefore one must change one's own decision and follow the decision of Krṣṇa and Krṣṇa's devotees. Then one is rescued from punishment by Yamarāja. Kaṁsa was not uneducated. It appears from his talks with Vasudeva and Devakī that he knew all about the laws of nature. But because of his association with bad ministers, he could not make a clear decision about his welfare. Therefore the  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  ( Madhya  22.54) says:
‘ sādhu-saṅga , ‘ sādhu-saṅga ’— sarva-śāstre kaya lava-mātra sādhu-saṅge sarva-siddhi haya
If one desires his real welfare, he must associate with devotees and saintly persons and in this way rectify the material condition of his life.
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सन्दिश्य साधुलोकस्य कदने कदनप्रियान् । कामरूपधरान् दिक्षु दानवान् गृहमाविशत् ॥४४॥
sandiśya sādhu-lokasya kadane kadana-priyān kāma-rūpa-dharān dikṣu dānavān gṛham āviśat
sandiśya —after giving permission;  sādhu-lokasya —of the saintly persons;  kadane —in persecution;  kadana-priyān —to the demons, who