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In olden days, there lived at Mathura
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urasena, the chief of the Yadus. In that
Mathura once,
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asudeva, the son of SHNA AVATARA
 
In olden days, there lived at Mathura
Surasena, the chief of the Yadus. In that
Mathura once, Vasudeva, the son of Sura,
ura,
having (just) married,
 
mounted the
 
mounted the
chariot for the procession, along with his.

bride Deva ki.
 
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उग्रसेनसुतः कंसः स्वसुः प्रियचिकीर्षया ।

रश्मीन् हयानां जमाग्राह कंसमाहाशरीरवाक्

'
अस्यास्त्वामष्टमो गर्भो हन्ता यां वहसेऽबुध' ॥

Kamsa, the son of Ugrasena, desiring.

to please his sister (Devaki), took hold of

the reins of the horses. An incorporeal

voice told Kamsa: "Fool ! the eighth

child of this lady, whom you are driving,

will kill you."
 

 
इत्युक्तस्स खलः पापो भगिनीं हन्तुमग्रहीत् ॥
 

So told, the wicked and evil Kamsa

caught hold of his sister in order to kill

her.
 

 
तं जुगुप्सितकर्माणं नृशंसं निरपत्रपम् ।

वसुदेवो महाभाग उवाच परिसान्त्वयन् ॥
 

The illustrious Vasudeva assuaged and

told that cruel and shameless Kamsa of

loathsome act :