sa nityadodvigna-dhiyÄ tam Ä«Å›varaá¹
pibann adan vÄ vicaran svapan Å›vasan
dadarÅ›a cakrÄyudham agrato yatas
tad eva rÅ«paá¹ duravÄpam Äpa
saḥ - he, Kaá¹sa; nityadÄ - constantly; udvigna - anxious; dhiyÄ - with mind; tam - Him; Ä«Å›varam - the Supreme Lord; piban - while drinking; adan - eating; vÄ - or; vicaran - walking; svapan - sleeping; Å›vasan - breathing; dadarÅ›a - saw; cakra - the disc weapon; Äyudham - in His hand; agrataḥ - before himself; yataḥ - because; tat - that; eva - same; rÅ«pam - personal form; duravÄpam - very difficult to achieve; Äpa - he achieved.
Kaá¹sa 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 Kaá¹sa achieved the rare boon of attaining a form like the Lord’s.
Although born out of fear, Kaá¹sa’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.
