Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.44.30

janāḥ prajahṛṣuḥ sarve

karmaṇā rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ

ṛte kaḿsaḿ vipra-mukhyāḥ

sādhavaḥ sādhu sādhv iti

SYNONYMS

janāḥ — the people; prajahṛṣuḥ — rejoiced; sarve — all; karmaṇā — at the deed; rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ — of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; ṛte — except; kaḿsamKaḿsa; vipra — of the brāhmaṇas; mukhyāḥ — the best; sādhavaḥ — the saintly persons; sādhu sādhu iti — (exclaimed) "Excellent! Excellent!"

TRANSLATION

Everyone except Kaḿsa rejoiced at the wonderful feat Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had performed. The exalted brāhmaṇas and great saints exclaimed, "Excellent! Excellent!"

PURPORT

It is understood that as the best of the brāhmaṇas and saints were exclaiming "Excellent! Excellent!" the worst of the brāhmaṇas, namely Kaḿsa's priests, were seriously grieving.

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