Another side of Kamsa!
In one of the Pravachanas I have heard through an audio, without knowing who he is, I was surprised and to a great extent convinced about another angle from which Kmsa can be understood. The narration goes like this....
When Kamsa tries to summon Krishna from Gokul to his palace, he had a clear understanding of his fate. He just wanted Krishna to come and kill him as he had foreseen that he had enough of this world and that the time had come for his departure from this world. He eagerly waited for Lord Krishna to get killed. But, his action, words and messages were all misunderstood by the world that in reality, Kamsa wanted to kill Krishna. This reminds me of another instance where even Duryodhana had realised the power of Krishna better than any of the Pandavas. When Krishna was coming to Hastinavati, Duryodhana actually planned to arrest Krishna. However, Krishna pressed his toe on the threshold while entering the royal hall making Duryodhana fall from his seat at the feet of the Lord. While Krishna tried to lift him up saying "Why should a great King like you fall at my feet?" Duryodhana whispered in the Lord's ear "I know, you prompted me to think of arresting you and then you have made me fall at your feet. Now, you are addressing me as the King, whereas you are the real king of this whole universe. I am just a puppet and you are playing with me as you do with all the beings." This sort of thought never crossed the minds of anyone and only other exceptions were, perhaps, Bheeshma and Karna. Duryodhana surprises everyone in this instance.
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