Chapter 183: Kaṃsa's plans and thoughts

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vyāsa uvāca:

BRP183.001.1 kaṃsas tv athodvignamanāḥ prāha sarvān mahāsurān |
BRP183.001.2 pralambakeśipramukhān āhūyāsurapuṅgavān || 1 ||

kaṃsa uvāca:

BRP183.002.1 he pralamba mahābāho keśin dhenuka pūtane |
BRP183.002.2 ariṣṭādyais tathā cānyaiḥ śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama || 2 ||
BRP183.003.1 māṃ hantum amarair yatnaḥ kṛtaḥ kila durātmabhiḥ |
BRP183.003.2 madvīryatāpitān vīrān na tv etān gaṇayāmy aham || 3 ||
BRP183.004.1 āścaryaṃ kanyayā coktaṃ jāyate daityapuṅgavāḥ |
BRP183.004.2 hāsyaṃ me jāyate vīrās teṣu yatnapareṣv api || 4 ||
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BRP183.005.1 tathāpi khalu duṣṭānāṃ teṣām apy adhikaṃ mayā |
BRP183.005.2 apakārāya daityendrā yatanīyaṃ durātmanām || 5 ||
BRP183.006.1 utpannaś cāpi mṛtyur me bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ |
BRP183.006.2 ity etad bālikā prāha devakīgarbhasambhavā || 6 ||
BRP183.007.1 tasmād bāleṣu paramo yatnaḥ kāryo mahītale |
BRP183.007.2 yatrodriktaṃ balaṃ bāle sa hantavyaḥ prayatnataḥ || 7 ||

vyāsa uvāca:

BRP183.008.1 ity ājñāpyāsurān kaṃsaḥ praviśyātmagṛhaṃ tataḥ |
BRP183.008.2 uvāca vasudevaṃ ca devakīm avirodhataḥ || 8 ||

kaṃsa uvāca:

BRP183.009.1 yuvayor ghātitā garbhā vṛthaivaite mayādhunā |
BRP183.009.2 ko 'py anya eva nāśāya bālo mama samudgataḥ || 9 ||
BRP183.010.1 tad alaṃ paritāpena nūnaṃ yad bhāvino hi te |
BRP183.010.2 arbhakā yuvayoḥ ko vā āyuṣo 'nte na hanyate || 10 ||

vyāsa uvāca:

BRP183.011.1 ity āśvāsya vimucyaiva kaṃsas tau paritoṣya ca |
BRP183.011.2 antargṛhaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ praviveśa punaḥ svakam || 11 ||