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श्रीशुक उवाच
एवं दुर्मन्त्रिभिः कंसः सह सम्मन्त्र्य दुर्मतिः ।
ब्रह्महिंसां हितं मेने कालपाशावृतो ऽसुरः ॥ ४३ ॥
 
sri-suka uvaca
evam durmantribhih kamsah
saha sammantrya durmatih
brahma-himsam hitam mene
kala-pasavrto 'surah
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-in this way; durmantribhih-his bad ministers; kamsah-King Kamsa; saha-along with; sammantrya-after considering very elaborately; durmatih-without good intelligence; brahma-himsam-persecution of the brahmanas; hitam-as the best way; mene-accepted; kala-pasa-avrtah-being bound by the rules and regulations of Yamaraja; asurah-because he was a demon.