# SB 10.1.68 > आत्मानमिह सञ्जातं जानन्प्राग्विष्णुना हतम > महासुरं कालनेमिं यदुभिः स व्यरुध्यत ॥६८॥ ## Text > ātmānam iha sañjātaṁ > jānan prāg viṣṇunā hatam > mahāsuraṁ kālanemiṁ > yadubhiḥ sa vyarudhyata ## Synonyms *ātmānam*—personally; *iha*—in this world; *sañjātam*—born again; *jānan*—understanding well; *prāk*—previously, before this birth; *viṣṇunā*—by Lord Viṣṇu; *hatam*—was killed; *mahā-asuram*—a great demon; *kālanemim*—by the name Kālanemi; *yadubhiḥ*—with the members of the Yadu dynasty; *saḥ*—he (Kaṁsa); *vyarudhyata*—acted inimically. ## Translation **In his previous birth, Kaṁsa had been a great demon named Kālanemi and been killed by Viṣṇu. Upon learning this information from Nārada, Kaṁsa became envious of everyone connected with the Yadu dynasty.** ## Purport Persons who are demons, enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are called *asuras.* As stated in *Bhagavad-gītā,* the *asuras,* because of their enmity toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead, take birth after birth in *asura* families and therefore glide down to the darkest hellish regions.