Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus, having considered the instructions of his bad ministers, Kaṁsa, who was bound by the laws of Yamarāja and devoid of good intelligence because he was a demon, decided to persecute the saintly persons, the brāhmaṇas, as the only way to achieve his own good fortune.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
श्रीशुक उवाच । एवं दुर्मन्त्रिभिः कंसः सह सम्मन्त्र्य दुर्मतिः । ब्रह्महिंसां हितं मेने कालपाशावृतोऽसुरः
śrīśuka uvāca | evaṃ durmantribhiḥ kaṃsaḥ saha sammantrya durmatiḥ | brahmahiṃsāṃ hitaṃ mene kālapāśāvṛto'suraḥ
SB 10.4.43