Kansa - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.362	In this last are contained Vishnuparva, Vishnu's frolics and feats as a child, the destruction of Kansa, and lastly, the very wonderful Bhavishyaparva' in which there are prophecies regarding the future.
Mbh.1.67.3488	He became the mighty son of Ugrasena and was known on earth by the name of Kansa.
Mbh.2.14.601	Some time before, the foolish Kansa, having persecuted the Yadavas, married two of the daughters of Jarasandha.
Mbh.2.14.606	Having bestowed upon Akrura the handsome daughter of Ahuka, with Sankarshana as my second I did a service to my relatives, for both Kansa and Sunaman were slain by me assisted by Rama.
Mbh.2.14.607	But after the immediate cause of fear was removed by the death of Kansa, Jarasandha, his father-in-law, took up arms.
Mbh.2.19.851	Some time after when king Kansa was slain by Vasudeva, an enmity arose between him and Krishna.
Mbh.2.20.861	SECTION XX Jarasandhta-badha Parva Krishna said, both Hansa and Dimvaka have fallen; Kansa also with all his followers has been slain.
Mbh.2.29.1236	After bringing the son of Jarasandha under his sway by conciliation and making him pay tribute, the hero then accompanied by the monarchs he had vanquished, marched against Kansa.
Mbh.2.40.1618	But, O thou who art conversant with the rules of morality, is not this still more wrongful that that great person, viz, Kansa, whose food this one ate, hath been slain by him?
Mbh.2.43.1737	How dost thou, from thy wish alone, establish the whole universe in the servitor and cowherd of Bhoja Kansa?
Mbh.2.61.2481	The Andhakas, the Yadavas, and the Bhojas uniting together, abandoned Kansa.
Mbh.2.61.2482	And afterwards, when at the command of the whole tribe, the same Kansa had been slain by Krishna that slayer of foes, all the men of the tribe became exceedingly happy for a hundred years.
Mbh.3.14.780	And after killing that slayer of Kansa and Kesi, will I return!
Mbh.3.261.12797	And when after much anxious thought she came to the conclusion that means there were none for providing a feast, she inwardly prayed to Krishna, the slayer of Kansa.
Mbh.4.6.212	SECTION VI Vaisampayana said, And while Yudhishthira was on his way to the delightful city of Virata, he began to praise mentally the Divine Durga, the Supreme Goddess of the Universe, born on the womb of Yasoda, and fond of the boons bestowed on her by Narayana, sprung from the race of cowherd Nanda, and the giver of prosperity, the enhancer of the glory of the worshipper's family, the terrifier of Kansa, and the destroyer of Asuras, and saluted the Goddess, her who ascended the skies when dashed by Kansa on a stony platform, who is the sister of Vasudeva, one who is always decked in celestial garlands and attired in celestial robes, who is armed with scimitar and shield, and always rescues the worshipper sunk in sin, like a cow in the mire, who in the hours of distress calls upon that eternal giver of blessings for relieving him of their burdens.
Mbh.5.48.2743	It was Krishna, who, having Baladeva for his second, slew Ugrasena's wicked son Kansa, seated in court in the midst of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, and then gave unto Ugrasena the kingdom.
Mbh.5.68.3456	Indeed, that scion of Madhu's race, endued with great might, vanquished with an effort and in seeming playfulness the formidable Naraka and Samvara and Kansa and Sisupala the chief of Chedis.
Mbh.5.128.5674	Indeed, Kansa, the son of Ugrasena, abandoned by his relatives, was slain by me in a great encounter, from desire of benefiting my kinsmen.
Mbh.5.128.5676	And all the Yadavas and Andhakas and the Vrishnis, abandoning a single person, viz, Kansa for the sake of their whole race, have prospered and obtained happiness.
Mbh.5.130.5809	He hath also slain Aristha, and Dhenuka and Chanura of great strength, and Aswaraja, and Kansa, the doer of evil.
Mbh.5.161.7164	A slave of Kansa, especially as thou art, a monarch like me should not cover himself in mail against thee!
Mbh.6.59.3207	The Yadus, for their benefit, had abandoned Kansa.
Mbh.7.11.405	And so also Kansa of mighty energy, who was, besides, protected by Jarasandha, was, with all his followers, slain in battle by Krishna aided by his prowess alone
Mbh.7.11.406	With Valadeva as his second, that slayer of foes, viz, Krishna, consumed in battle, with all his troops, the king of the Surasenas, viz, Sunaman, of great activity and prowess in battle, the lord of a full Akshauhini, and the valiant second brother of Kansa, the king of the Bhojas.
Mbh.12.339.21940	Towards the close of the Dwapara and beginning of the Kali ages, I shall again appear in the world taking birth in the city of Mathura for the purpose of slaying Kansa.
Mbh.13.148.12482	The lotus-eyed and mighty-armed Vasudeva, while yet a child in human form achieved the great feat of slaying Kansa for the relief of his kinsmen.
Mbh.14.69.3090	As Kansa and Kesi have been righteously slain by me, let this child revive today by that truth'
Mbh.16.6.222	How is it that that lord of the universe, the slayer of Madhu, who had put forth his prowess for achieving the destruction of Kesin and Kansa, and Chaidya swelling with pride, and Ekalavya, the son of the ruler of the Nishadas, and the Kalingas and the Magadhas, and the Gandharas and the king of Kasi, and many rulers assembled together in the midst of the desert, many heroes belonging to the East and the South, and many kings of the mountainous regionsalas, how could he remain indifferent to such a calamity as the curse denounced by the Rishis?
Mbh.18.5.247	Both Virata and Drupada, the king Dhrishtaketu, as also Nishatha, Akrura, Samva, Bhanukampa, and Viduratha, and Bhurishrava and Sala and king Bhuri, and Kansa, and Ugrasena, and Vasudeva, and Uttara, that foremost of men, with his brother Sankhaall these foremost of persons entered the deities.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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