112 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

and simultaneously descend upon Mathura, Vrndavana, Ayodhya and
other places. He does not need to descend, since He is already present
there; He simply manifests Himself.

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami has addressed Maharaja Pariksit as tata, or
“beloved son.” This is due to parental love in the heart of Sukadeva
Gosvami. Because Krsna was soon coming as the son of Vasudeva and
Devaki, out of parental affection Sukadeva Gosvami addressed Maharaja
Pariksit as tata, ‘‘my dear son.’

In the Visva-kosa dictionary, the word garbha is explained: garbho
bhriine arbhake kuksdv ity ddi. When Karnsa was about to kill Devaki,
Vasudeva wanted to dissuade him by the diplomacy of sama and bheda.
Sama means “pacifying.”” Vasudeva wanted to pacify Karnsa by indicat-
ing relations, gain, welfare, identity and glorification. Reference to these
five concerns constitutes sdma, and Vasudeva’s presentation of fear in
two situations—in this life and the next—is called bheda. Thus
Vasudeva used both sdéma and bheda to pacify Karnsa. Praising Karnsa’s
qualifications was glorification, and praising him as a descendant of the
bhoja-varnsa appealed to sambandha, relationship. Speaking of ‘“‘your
sister” was an appeal to identity. Speaking about killing a woman raises
questions about fame and welfare, and arousing fear of the sinful act of
killing one’s sister during her marriage ceremony is an aspect of bheda.
The Bhoja dynasty refers to those who were simply interested in sense
gratification and were therefore not very aristocratic. Another meaning
of bhoja is “fighting.” These were indications of defamation for Karnsa.
When Vasudeva addressed Kamsa as dina-vatsala, this was excessive
praise. Karnsa would accept calves as a form of revenue from his poor
constituents, and therefore he was called dina-vatsala. Vasudeva knew
very well that he could not by force rescue Devaki from the imminent
danger. Devaki was actually the daughter of Karnsa’s uncle, and
therefore she is described as suhrt, meaning “relative.” It is stated that
Karnsa refrained from killing his close relation Devaki because if he had
killed her, a great fight would have ensued among the other members of
the family. Karnsa refrained from provoking this great danger of a
family fight, for it would have caused many persons to lose their lives.

Formerly an asura named Kalanemi had six sons, named Hamsa,
Suvikrama, Kratha, Damana, Ripurmardana and Krodhahanta. They
