Brahma Purana — Chapter 183
BrP 183.1
कंसस् त्व् अथोद्विग्नमनाः प्राह सर्वान् महासुरान् प्रलम्बकेशिप्रमुखान् आहूयासुरपुंगवान् ॥
kaṃsas tv athodvignamanāḥ prāha sarvān mahāsurān pralambakeśipramukhān āhūyāsurapuṃgavān //
Then Kaṃsa, troubled in mind, summoned all the great asuras, the bulls among asuras headed by Pralamba and Keśin, and spoke.
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BrP 183.2
हे प्रलम्ब महाबाहो केशिन् धेनुक पूतने अरिष्टाद्यैस् तथा चान्यैः श्रूयतां वचनं मम ॥
he pralamba mahābāho keśin dhenuka pūtane ariṣṭādyais tathā cānyaiḥ śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama //
"O mighty-armed Pralamba, Keśin, Dhenuka, Pūtanā, Ariṣṭa and the rest, and you others too — hear my word.
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BrP 183.3
मां हन्तुम् अमरैर् यत्नः कृतः किल दुरात्मभिः मद्वीर्यतापितान् वीरान् न त्व् एतान् गणयाम्य् अहम् ॥
māṃ hantum amarair yatnaḥ kṛtaḥ kila durātmabhiḥ madvīryatāpitān vīrān na tv etān gaṇayāmy aham //
An attempt has been made, it seems, by the evil-souled immortals to kill me; but I do not count these heroes, scorched by my valour.
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BrP 183.4
आश्चर्यं कन्यया चोक्तं जायते दैत्यपुंगवाः हास्यं मे जायते वीरास् तेषु यत्नपरेष्व् अपि ॥
āścaryaṃ kanyayā coktaṃ jāyate daityapuṃgavāḥ hāsyaṃ me jāyate vīrās teṣu yatnapareṣv api //
And a marvel has been spoken by the girl, O bulls among Daityas; laughter arises in me, O heroes, even at their striving.
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BrP 183.5
तथापि खलु दुष्टानां तेषाम् अप्य् अधिकं मया अपकाराय दैत्येन्द्रा यतनीयं दुरात्मनाम् ॥
tathāpi khalu duṣṭānāṃ teṣām apy adhikaṃ mayā apakārāya daityendrā yatanīyaṃ durātmanām //
Nevertheless, O lords of Daityas, I must strive still more for the injury of those wicked, evil-souled ones.
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BrP 183.6
उत्पन्नश् चापि मृत्युर् मे भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः इत्य् एतद् बालिका प्राह देवकीगर्भसंभवा ॥
utpannaś cāpi mṛtyur me bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ ity etad bālikā prāha devakīgarbhasaṃbhavā //
'And my death is born, the lord of past, future and present' — so said the girl sprung from Devakī's womb.
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BrP 183.7
तस्माद् बालेषु परमो यत्नः कार्यो महीतले यत्रोद्रिक्तं बलं बाले स हन्तव्यः प्रयत्नतः ॥
tasmād bāleṣu paramo yatnaḥ kāryo mahītale yatrodriktaṃ balaṃ bāle sa hantavyaḥ prayatnataḥ //
Therefore the utmost effort must be made regarding the children on earth: wherever excessive strength (appears) in a child, he is to be killed with effort.
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BrP 183.8
इत्य् आज्ञाप्यासुरान् कंसः प्रविश्यात्मगृहं ततः उवाच वसुदेवं च देवकीम् अविरोधतः ॥
ity ājñāpyāsurān kaṃsaḥ praviśyātmagṛhaṃ tataḥ uvāca vasudevaṃ ca devakīm avirodhataḥ //
Having thus commanded the asuras, Kaṃsa then entered his own house and spoke to Vasudeva and Devakī without hostility.
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BrP 183.9
युवयोर् घातिता गर्भा वृथैवैते मयाधुना को ऽप्य् अन्य एव नाशाय बालो मम समुद्गतः ॥
yuvayor ghātitā garbhā vṛthaivaite mayādhunā ko 'py anya eva nāśāya bālo mama samudgataḥ //
"Your children were killed by me quite in vain; some other child altogether has arisen for my destruction.
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BrP 183.10
तद् अलं परितापेन नूनं यद् भाविनो हि ते अर्भका युवयोः को वा आयुषो ऽन्ते न हन्यते ॥
tad alaṃ paritāpena nūnaṃ yad bhāvino hi te arbhakā yuvayoḥ ko vā āyuṣo 'nte na hanyate //
So enough of grieving: surely those children of yours were destined (to die). And who is not slain at the end of his lifespan?
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BrP 183.11
इत्य् आश्वास्य विमुच्यैव कंसस् तौ परितोष्य च अन्तर्गृहं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रविवेश पुनः स्वकम् ॥
ity āśvāsya vimucyaiva kaṃsas tau paritoṣya ca antargṛhaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ praviveśa punaḥ svakam //
Having thus consoled and released them, and having gratified them, Kaṃsa, O best of brahmins, entered again his own inner apartments.
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