Krishna's uncle, warned at his sister's wedding that her eighth child would kill him, who thought of Krishna every waking hour.
Appears in
Krishna is born in Kamsa's prison — Skandha 10, adhyayas 1-4 — A voice warns Kamsa that Devaki's eighth child will kill him; six die, and the eighth is carried across the Yamuna at midnight.
Akrura, Mathura and Kamsa — Skandha 10, adhyayas 38-44 — The man sent to bring Krishna to his death is a devotee, and the journey to Mathura ends with Kamsa's fall.
Embodies
Time and dissolution — Seven days to live, an age in decline, a flood that swallows the worlds — the Bhagavatam is told under a deadline.
Questions to explore
Why did Kamsa spare Devaki on the wedding day?
Who did Kamsa send to kill the infant Krishna?
How can hatred become a kind of remembrance in the Bhagavatam?
