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  "name":"SB 10.1.36",
  "h1":"SB 10.1.36",
  "label":"Text 36",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.36",
  "description":"Wanting to pacify Kaṁsa, who was so cruel and envious that he was shamelessly ready to kill his sister, the great soul Vasudeva, who was to be the father of Kṛṣṇa, spoke to him in the following words."

} —

SB 10.1.36

Text

taṁ jugupsita-karmāṇaṁ
nṛśaṁsaṁ nirapatrapam
vasudevo mahā-bhāga
uvāca parisāntvayan

Synonyms

tam—unto him (Kaṁsa); jugupsita-karmāṇam—who was ready to commit such an offensive act; nṛśaṁsam—very cruel; nirapatrapam—shameless; vasudevaḥ—Vasudeva; mahā-bhāgaḥ—the greatly fortunate father of Vāsudeva; uvāca—said; parisāntvayan—pacifying.

Translation

Wanting to pacify Kaṁsa, who was so cruel and envious that he was shamelessly ready to kill his sister, the great soul Vasudeva, who was to be the father of Kṛṣṇa, spoke to him in the following words.

Purport

Vasudeva, who was to be the father of Kṛṣṇa, is described here as mahā-bhāga, a very upright and sober personality, because although Kaṁsa was ready to kill Vasudeva's wife, Vasudeva remained sober and unagitated. In a peaceful attitude, Vasudeva began to address Kaṁsa by putting forward reasonable arguments. Vasudeva was a great personality because he knew how to pacify a cruel person and how to forgive even the bitterest enemy. One who is fortunate is never caught, even by tigers or snakes.