The Yadavas Abandon and Krishna Kills Kamsa
To illustrate that a community can and must cut out a destructive member, Vidura recalls the story of Kamsa. The Andhaka, Yadava, and Bhoja clans assembled, formally abandoned their tyrannical king, and requested his death.
Vidura pointed to precedent. "O great king! You know the normal royal practice," he said. The practice was not about blind loyalty to a ruler, but about the survival of the people.
He reminded the king of Kamsa, the tyrannical king of Mathura. Kamsa's cruelty and oppression had become a poison to his own people — the Andhakas, Yadavas, and Bhojas. They did not suffer in silent loyalty. They assembled. In council, they made a collective decision: they abandoned him. They formally withdrew their support and their sanction.
Then, at their request, Krishna — the slayer of enemies — killed him.
The result was not mourning, but liberation. "All the relatives rejoiced for a hundred years," Vidura said. The removal of the single destructive force unleashed a century of prosperity and peace for the entire community. The story was not a tragedy of regicide, but a testament to the renewal that follows when a people collectively decide to excise the source of their suffering.