pratiyÄte tu devará¹£au
kaá¹sa ÄbhÄá¹£ya keÅ›inam
preá¹£ayÄm Äsa hanyetÄá¹
bhavatÄ rÄma-keÅ›avau
pratiyÄte - having left; tu - then; deva-ṛṣau - the sage among the demigods; kaá¹saḥ - King Kaá¹sa; ÄbhÄá¹£ya - addressing; keÅ›inam - the demon Keśī; preá¹£ayÄm Äsa - he sent him; hanyetÄm - the two should be killed; bhavatÄ - by you; rÄma-keÅ›avau - BalarÄma and Kṛṣṇa.
Before having Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma brought to MathurÄ, Kaá¹sa tried sending one more demon to Vá¹›ndÄvana.