148 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 2

a nescient state would not be an exhibition of prowess. According to
ksatriya rules, an enemy should be fought face to face and with proper
weapons. Then if the enemy is killed, the victor becomes famous. Karnsa
very conscientiously deliberated upon these facts and therefore refrained
from killing Devaki, although he was completely confident that his
enemy had already appeared within her womb.

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a Uy Haq BZ AT
qd WSA ATTA |
a ad dt aga wid
THA TASH THA ATT UR

sa esa jivan khalu sampareto
varteta yo ’tyanta-nrsamsitena
dehe mrte tart manujah sapanti
ganta tamo ’ndham tanu-manino dhruvam

sah—he; esah—that jealous person; jivan—while living; khalu—
even; samparetah—is dead; varteta—continues to live; yah—anyone
who; atyanta—very much; nrsamsitena—by executing cruel activities;
dehe—when the body; mrte—is finished; tam—him; manujah—all
human beings; sapanti—condemn; gantaé—he will go; tamah an-
dham—to hellish life; tanu-maéninah—of a person in the bodily con-
cept of life; dhruvam—without a doubt.

TRANSLATION

A person who is very cruel is regarded as dead even while living,
for while he is living or after his death, everyone condemns him.
And after the death of a person in the bodily concept of life, he is
undoubtedly transferred to the hell known as Andhatama.

PURPORT

Karnsa considered that if he killed his sister, while living he would be
condemned by everyone, and after death he would go to the darkest
