94. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

prapya punya-krtam lokan
usitvd Sasvatih samah

Sucindm Ssrimatam gehe
yoga-bhrasto *bhijayate

“The unsuccessful yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the
planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous
people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.” (Bg. 6.41) Some devotees,
having failed to complete the process of devotional service, are promoted
to the heavenly planets, to which the pious are elevated, and after enjoy-
ing there they may be directly promoted to the place where the Lord’s
pastimes are going on. When Lord Krsna was to appear, the denizens of
the heavenly planets were invited to see the pastimes of the Lord, and
thus it is stated here that the members of the Yadu and Vrsni dynasties
and the inhabitants of Vrnddvana were demigods or almost as good as
demigods. Even those who externally helped the activities of Karnsa
belonged to the higher planetary systems. The imprisonment and release
of Vasudeva and the killing of various demons were all manifestations of
the pastimes of the Lord, and because the devotees would be pleased to
see these activities personally, they were all invited to take birth as
friends and relatives of these families. As confirmed in the prayers of
Kunti (Bhag. 1.8.19), nato naétya-dharo yatha. The Lord was to play the
part of a demon-killer, and a friend, son and brother to His devotees, and
thus these devotees were all summoned.

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etat kamsaya bhagavan
chasamsabhyetya naéradah

bhiimer bharéyamaénanam
daityanam ca vadhodyamam

etat—all these words about the Yadu family and Vrsni family;
kamsaéya—unto King Karnsa; bhagavan—the most powerful representa-
