"He whom thou hast killed, O Vishnu, is his son. The Daitya, by name
Kālanemi, whom thou didst slay in the battle of which Tāraka was the
root, is born as Kansa, and is the scion of the Bhoja race. That king,
who treads like a lion, is celebrated in the world (64–65). He is a
terror to all the kings of the world and a dread to all creatures. He is
always beyond the path of righteousness (66). He is highly persevering
and ruthless. He is so very haughty to his subjects that seeing him
their hairs stand erect (67). He never observes his royal duties and is
never a source of pleasure to his own men. He never does any good to his
kingdom and behaves always like a tyrant (68). He, who was vanquished by
thee in Tāraka battle, is now born as Kansa in the Bhoja race. That one,
living on meat, is oppressing all the worlds, with his demonaic heart
(69). He, who was like a horse and known by the name, Hayagriva, is born
as Keshi the youngest brother of Kansa (70). That wicked bodiless demon
with manes, neighing like a horse, is now living alone in Vrindāvana. He
lives on human flesh (71). Bali’s son Aristha is born as the great Asura
Kakudmi, capable of assuming forms of his own accord. Adopting the form
of a bull he has become an enemy of the kine (72). Diti’s son Ristha,
the foremost of Danavas, is born as Kansa’s elephant (73). That dreadful
demon Lamva is born as Pralamva. He is living under a fig-tree by name
Bhandara (74). That demon, who was known by the name of Khara, is born
as the dreadful Asura Dhanuka. Living in the forest of palm-trees he is
making a havoc of creatures (75). Those two foremost of Danavas, by name
Varaha and Kishora, have been born as wrestlers Chanuka and Musthika who
are always at the arena (76). Those two Danavas Maya and Tara, who were
like death even to the demons, are now living in the city of Bhumi’s son
Naraka, by name Prāgyotish (77).
"O Nārāyana, thou didst slay all these Danavas and divest them of their
forms. Assuming human bodies they are now oppressing the people of the
world (78). They oppose the chanting of thy name and destroy thy
votaries. By thy favour only they will meet with destruction (79). In
heaven they are afraid of thee, in ocean they are afraid of thee and
even on earth they afraid of thee. There is no other source of fear to
them (80). O Sridhar, thou dost slay the wicked Dānavas; none else can
accomplish their destruction. The Daityas, who are sent away from
heaven, find refuge on earth (81).
"O Keshava, thou being awake, it is difficult for that demon to go again
to heaven, who, on his being slain in the celestial region, again rises
up assuming a human body (82). Therefore, O Nārāyana, do thou come to
the world. We are also descending on earth. Do thou create your own self
for the destruction of Dānavas (83). The forms of thine, which are not
manifest, are both visible and invisible to the celestials. In those
forms, the gods, created by thee, shall descend on earth (84).
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