Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.44.39

sa nityadodvigna-dhiyā tam īśvaraḿ

pibann adan vā vicaran svapan śvasan

dadarśa cakrāyudham agrato yatas

tad eva rūpaḿ duravāpam āpa

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Kaḿsa; nityadā — constantly; udvigna — anxious; dhiyā — with mind; tam — Him; īśvaram — the Supreme Lord; piban — while drinking; adan — eating; vā — or; vicaran — walking; svapan — sleeping; śvasan — breathing; dadarśa — saw; cakra — the disc weapon; āyudham — in His hand; agrataḥ — before himself; yataḥ — because; tat — that; eva — same; rūpam — personal form; duravāpam — very difficult to achieve; āpa — he achieved.

TRANSLATION

Kaḿsa had always been disturbed by the thought that the Supreme Lord was to kill him. Therefore when drinking, eating, moving about, sleeping or simply breathing, the King had always seen the Lord before him with the disc weapon in His hand. Thus Kaḿsa achieved the rare boon of attaining a form like the Lord's.

PURPORT

Although born out of fear, Kaḿsa's constant meditation on the Supreme Lord eradicated all his offenses, and therefore the demon was liberated upon his death at the Lord's hands.

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