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The Atrocities of King Kamsa
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were very expert at persecuting others;  kāma-rūpa-dharān —who could assume any form, according to their own desire;  dikṣu —in all directions;  dānavān —to the demons;  gṛham āviśat —Kamsa entered his own palace.
TRANSLATION
These demons, the followers of Kamsa, were expert at persecuting others, especially the  Vaiṣṇavas , and could assume any form they desired. After giving these demons permission to go everywhere and persecute the saintly persons, Kamsa entered his palace.
TEXT 45
ते वै रजःप्रकृतयस्तमसा मूढचेतसः । सतां विद्वेषमाचेरुरारादागतमृत्यवः ॥४५॥
te vai rajaḥ-prakṛtayas tamasā mūḍha-cetasaḥ satām vidveṣam ācerur ārād āgata-mṛtyavaḥ
te —all the asuric ministers;  vai —indeed;  rajaḥ-prakṛtayaḥ —surcharged with the mode of passion;  tamasā —overwhelmed by the mode of ignorance;  mūḍha-cetasaḥ —foolish persons;  satām —of saintly persons;  vidveṣam —persecution;  āceruḥ —executed;  ārāt āgata-mṛtyavaḥ —impending death having already overtaken them.
TRANSLATION
Surcharged with passion and ignorance and not knowing what was good or bad for them, the asuras, for whom impending death was waiting, began the persecution of the saintly persons.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (2.13):
dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāram yauvanam jarā