82 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1
to die at the hands of my son, one of my sons may kill him. For the
time being, let me promise to hand over my sons so that Karhsa will
give up this immediate threat, and if in due course of time Karnsa
dies, I shall have nothing to fear.
PURPORT
Vasudeva wanted to save the life of Devaki by promising to deliver his
sons to Kamsa. “In the future,” he thought, “‘Karnsa may die, or I may
not beget any sons. Even if a son is born and I deliver him to Kamsa,
Karnsa may die at his hands, for by providence anything could happen. It
is very difficult to understand how things are managed by providence.”
Thus Vasudeva decided that he would promise to deliver his sons to the
hands of Kamsa in order to save Devaki from the imminent danger of
death.
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arta creRaberaert-
teedisera = Frfirevafia |
e bo
wt fe aati afta:
e ben
Tea aTeT: mgt
agner yatha daru-viyoga-yogayor
adrstato ’nyan na nimittam asti
evam hi jantor api durvibhavyah
Sarira-sarnyoga-viyoga-hetuh
agneh—of a fire in the forest; yatha—as; ddru—of wood; viyoga-
yogayoh—of both the escaping and the capturing; adrstatah—than
unseen providence; anyat—some other reason or accident; na—not;
nimittam—a cause; asti—there is; evam—in this way; hi—certainly;
Jantoh—of the living being; api—indeed; durvibhdvyah—cannot be
found out; sarira—of the body; samyoga—of the accepting; viyoga—or
of the giving up; hetuh—the cause.
TRANSLATION
When a fire, for some unseen reason, leaps over one piece of
wood and sets fire to the next, the reason is destiny. Similarly,
