Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.55

śrī-śuka uvāca

svasur vadhān nivavrite

kamsas tad-vākya-sāra-vit

vasudevo 'pi tam prītah

praśasya prāviśad griham

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukah uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; svasuh — of his sister (Devakī); vadhāt — from the act of killing; nivavrite — stopped for the time being; kamsah — Kamsa; tat-vākya — the words of Vasudeva; sāra-vit — knowing to be perfectly correct; vasudevah — Vasudeva; api — also; tam — to him (Kamsa); prītah — being satisfied; praśasya — pacifying more; prāviśat griham — entered his own house.

TRANSLATION

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Kamsa agreed to the logical arguments of Vasudeva, and, having full faith in Vasudeva's words, he refrained from killing his sister. Vasudeva, being pleased with Kamsa, pacified him further and entered his own house.

PURPORT

Although Kamsa was a sinful demon, he believed that Vasudeva would never deviate from his word. The character of a pure devotee like Vasudeva is such that even so great a demon as Kamsa firmly believed in his words and was satisfied. Yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair gunais tatra samāsate surāh (Bhāg. 5.18.12). All good attributes are present in a devotee, so much so that even Kamsa believed in Vasudeva's words without a doubt.

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