60 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

ity uktah sa khalah padpo
bhojanam kula-paémsanah

bhaginim hantum adrabdham
khadga-panih kace ‘grahit

iti uktah—thus being addressed; sah—he (Karnsa); khalah—en-
vious; pdGpah—sinful; bhojandm—of the Bhoja dynasty; kula-
pamsanah—one who can degrade the reputation of his family;
bhaginim—unto his sister; hantum aGrabdham—being inclined to kill;
khadga-panih—taking a sword in his hand; kace—hair; agrahit—
took up.

TRANSLATION

Karnsa was a condemned personality in the Bhoja dynasty be-
cause he was envious and sinful. Therefore, upon hearing this
omen from the sky, he caught hold of his sister’s hair with his left
hand and took up his sword with his right hand to sever her head
from her body.

PURPORT

Karnsa was driving the chariot and controlling the reins with his left
hand, but as soon as he heard the omen that his sister’s eighth child
would kill him, he gave up the reins, caught hold of his sister’s hair, and
with his right hand took up a sword to kill her. Before, he had been so
affectionate that he was acting as his sister’s chariot driver, but as soon as
he heard that his self-interest or his life was at risk, he forgot all affec-
tion for her and immediately became a great enemy. This is the nature of
demons. No one should trust a demon, despite any amount of affection.
Aside from this, a king, a politician or a woman cannot be trusted, since
they can do anything abominable for their personal interest. Canakya
Pandita therefore says, visvdso naiva kartavyah strisu raja-kulesu ca.

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