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TEXT 10
vraje vasan kim akaron
madhupuryam ca kesavah
bhrataram cavadhit kamsam
matur addhatad-arhanam
SYNONYMS
vrajeat Vrndavana; vasanwhile residing; kim akarotwhat did He do; madhupuryamin Mathura; caand; kesavahKrsna, the killer of Kesi; bhrataramthe brother; caand; avadhitkilled; kamsamKamsa; matuhof His mother; addhadirectly; a-tat-arhanamwhich was not at all sanctioned by the sastras.
TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna lived both in Vrndavana and in Mathura. What did He do there? Why did He kill Kamsa, His mothers brother? Such killing is not at all sanctioned in the sastras.
PURPORT
Ones maternal uncle, the brother of ones mother, is on the level of ones father. When a maternal uncle has no son, his nephew legally inherits his property. Therefore, why did Krsna directly kill Kamsa, the brother of His mother? Maharaja Pariksit was very much inquisitive about the facts in this regard.
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