Esta aparente matança pelo Senhor Śrī Kṛṣṇa ocorreu naturalmente e foi uma actividade incidental para Ele.
Mas o verdadeiro propósito da aparição do Senhor Kṛṣṇa foi encenar uma performance dramática de Seus passatempos transcendentais em Vrajabhūmi, exibindo assim o limite mais elevado da doçura transcendental nas trocas de amor recíproco entre a entidade viva e o Senhor Supremo.
Estas trocas recíprocas de doçuras são chamadas Rāga-bhakti, ou serviço devocional ao Senhor em êxtase transcendental.
O Senhor Śrī Kṛṣṇa quer tornar conhecido a todas as almas condicionadas que Ele é mais atraído por Rāga-bhakti do que por Vidhi-bhakti, ou serviço devocional sob regulamentos estabelecidos."
(Śrīla Prabhupāda CC Ādi 4.15-16)
"During the period of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, the killing of Asuras or nonbelievers such as Kaṁsa and Jarāsandha was done by Viṣṇu, who was within the person of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Such apparent killing by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa took place as a matter of course and was an incidental activity for Him.
But the real purpose of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance was to stage a dramatic performance of His transcendental pastimes at Vrajabhūmi, thus exhibiting the highest limit of transcendental mellow in the exchanges of reciprocal love between the living entity and the Supreme Lord.
These reciprocal exchanges of mellows are called Rāga-bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord in transcendental rapture.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa wants to make known to all the conditioned souls that He is more attracted by Rāga-bhakti than Vidhi-bhakti, or devotional service under scheduled regulations."
(Śrīla Prabhupāda CC Ādi 4.15-16)
