Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 55

Sanskrit:

श्रीशुक उवाचस्वसुर्वधान्निववृते कंसस्तद्वाक्यसारवित् । वसुदेवोऽपि तं प्रीत: प्रशस्यप्राविशद् गृहम् ॥ ५५ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-śuka uvācasvasur vadhān nivavṛtekaṁsas tad-vākya-sāra-vitvasudevo ’pi taṁ prītaḥpraśasya prāviśad gṛham

Translation:

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Kaṁsa agreed to the logical arguments of Vasudeva, and, having full faith in Vasudeva’s words, he refrained from killing his sister. Vasudeva, being pleased with Kaṁsa, pacified him further and entered his own house.

Purport:

Although Kaṁsa was a sinful demon, he believed that Vasudeva would never deviate from his word. The character of a pure devotee like Vasudeva is such that even so great a demon as Kaṁsa firmly believed in his words and was satisfied. Yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ (Bhāg. 5.18.12). All good attributes are present in a devotee, so much so that even Kaṁsa believed in Vasudeva’s words without a doubt.