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॥ श्रीपरमात्मने नमः ।। 

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अथ प्रथमोऽध्यायः 

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श्रीव्यास उवाच - एकदा नैमिषारण्ये ऋषयः शौनकादयः। 

पप्रच्छुर्मुनयः सर्वे सूतं पौराणिकं खलु॥१॥ 

श्रीव्यासजी ने कहा-एक समय नैमिषारण्य तीर्थ में शौनक आदि अट्ठासी हजार सभी ऋषियों तथा मुनियों ने पुराण एवं शास्त्र के ज्ञाता श्रीसूतजी महाराज से पूछा॥१॥

ऋषय ऊचुः व्रतेन तपसा किंवा प्राप्यते वाञ्छितं फलम् । 

तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामः कथयस्व महामुने॥२॥ 

ऋषियों ने कहा-हे महामुने! आप तो इतिहास एवं पुराणों के ज्ञाता है। अतः आपसे एक निवेदन है, कि इस कलियुग में वेद विद्या से रहित मनुष्यों को प्रभु भक्ति किस प्रकार से प्राप्त हो, तथा उनका उद्धार कैसे होगा? इसलिये हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ! कोई ऐसा तप कहें, कोई ऐसा व्रत कहें, कोई ऐसा अनुष्ठान कहें, जिससे थोड़े ही समय में पुण्य मिल सके और मनोवाञ्छित फल की भी प्राप्ति हो सके। हमारी सुनने की प्रबल इच्छा है।।२।।

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Alwar

Alwar city in Rajasthan used to be the capital of king Shalwa whom Sri Krishna killed.

Why Kamsa was killed?

Kamsa was the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna. He was very cruel and wicked. Lord Krishna's mother was Devaki. At the time of her wedding, an oracle was heard that her son would kill Kamsa, Kamsa imprisoned Devaki and her husband Vasudeva. He killed their first six sons. The seventh pregnancy was transplanted to Rohini the second wife of Vasudeva and was born as Balarama. The eighth child was Krishna. His father carried him to Gokula secretly and left him in the custody of Yashoda and Nandagopa. Kamsa came to know later that his slayer was still alive and was growing up in Gokula. He sent several Asuras to Gokula to take the life of Krishna but failed every time. In the meantime, Kamsa imprisoned his own father Ugrasena, and took over the rulership. He perpetrated atrocities upon the people of Mathura. Many prominent Yadavas fled to safety. Krishna had to release Mathura from the clutches of Kamsa. That's why the Lord killed him.