Text 47] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 79

else; bodhyamdnah api—even being pacified; dérunah—he who was
the most fiercely cruel; na nyavartata—could not be stopped (from the
grievous act); kauravya—O Maharaja Pariksit; purusa-adén—the
Raksasas, man-eaters; anuvratah—following in their footsteps.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O best of the Kuru dynasty,
Karnsa was fiercely cruel and was actually a follower of the
Raksasas. Therefore he could be neither pacified nor terrified by
the good instructions given by Vasudeva. He did not care about the
results of sinful activities, either in this life or in the next.

TEXT 47
Rated ge aareat ARrecarragea ht: |
Ma Be Aferghe aaa |voll
nirbandham tasya tar jnatva
vicintyanakadundubhih
praptam kdlam prativyodhum
idam tatranvapadyata

nirbandham—determination to do something; tasya—of him
(Karnsa); tam—that (determination); Jiidtvd—understanding; vicin-
tya—thinking deeply; dnakadundubhih—Vasudeva; praptam—had ar-
rived; kalam—imminent danger of death; prativyodhum—to stop him
from such activities; idam—this; tatra—thereupon; anvapadyata—
thought of other ways.

TRANSLATION

When Vasudeva saw that Karhsa was determined to kill his sister
Devaki, he thought to himself very deeply. Considering the immi-
nent danger of death, he thought of another plan to stop Karhsa.

PURPORT

Although Vasudeva saw the imminent danger that his wife Devaki
would be killed, he was convinced of his welfare because at his birth the
