Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.2.23

iti ghoratamād bhāvāt

sannivṛttaḥ svayaḿ prabhuḥ

āste pratīkṣaḿs taj-janma

harer vairānubandha-kṛt

SYNONYMS

iti — thus (thinking in the above-mentioned way); ghora-tamāt bhāvāt — from the most ghastly contemplation of how to kill his sister; sannivṛttaḥ — refrained; svayam — personally deliberating; prabhuḥ — one who was in full knowledge (Kaḿsa); āste — remained; pratīkṣan — awaiting the moment; tat-janma — until the birth of Him; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; vaira-anubandha-kṛt — determined to continue such enmity.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Deliberating in this way, Kaḿsa, although determined to continue in enmity toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead, refrained from the vicious killing of his sister. He decided to wait until the Lord was born and then do what was needed.

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