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villages within Karnsa’s kingdom should be killed. Although the |
demigods always feared Karnsa, they should not be treated leniently;
since they were enemies, Karnsa should try his best to uproot their exis-
tence. The demoniac ministers further advised that Karnsa and the
demons continue their enmity toward Visnu because Visnu is the original
person among all the demigods. The brahmanas, the cows, the Vedas,
austerity, truthfulness, control of the senses and mind, faithfulness and
mercy are among the different parts of the body of Visnu, who is the
origin of all the demigods, including Lord Brahma and Lord Siva.
Therefore, the ministers advised, the demigods, the saintly persons, the
cows and the brahmanas should be systematically persecuted. Strongly
advised in this way by his friends, the demoniac ministers, Karnsa ap-
proved of their instructions and considered it beneficial to be envious of
the brahmanas. Following Karnsa’s orders, therefore, the demons began
committing their atrocities all over Vrajabhimi.
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Sri-Suka uvaca
bahir-antah-pura-dvarah
sarvah pirvavad daurtah
tato bala-dhvanim srutva
grha-palah samutthitah

Sri-Sukah uvéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; bahih-antah-pura-
dvdrah—the doors inside and outside the house; sarvah—all; purva-
vat—like before; avrtah—closed; tatah—thereafter; bala-dhvanim—
the crying of the newborn child; srutvé—hearing; grha-palah—all the
inhabitants of the house, especially the doormen; samutthitah—
awakened.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King Pariksit, the doors

inside and outside the house closed as before. Thereafter, the in-
