Dasakam 092 - Sloka 08

दृष्ट्वा धर्मद्रुहं तं कलिमपकरुणं प्राङ्महीक्षित् परीक्षित् हन्तुं व्याकृष्टखड्गोऽपि न विनिहतवान् सारवेदी गुणांशात् । त्वत्सेवाद्याशु सिद्ध्येदसदिह न तथा त्वत्परे चैष भीरु- र्यत्तु प्रागेव रोगादिभिरपहरते तत्र हा शिक्षयैनम् ॥८॥

दृष्ट्वा धर्मद्रुहं तंseeing the enemy fo Dharma, himकलिम्-अपकरुणंKaliyug the merciless Kaliप्राक्-महीक्षित् परीक्षित्-once the king Pareekshitहन्तुं व्याकृष्ट-खड्ग:-अपिto kill, drew his sword alsoन विनिहितवान्(but) did not kill (Kali)सारवेदी गुण-अंशात्the knower of the essence of Truth, (Kali) having some goodत्वत्-सेवा-आदि-worship of Thee etc.,आशु-सिद्ध्येत्-will bring results soon,असत्-इह न तथाevil here, will not in the same manner (bring results)त्वत्-परे च-एष भीरु:-to Thy devotees and he (Kali) is afraidयत्-तु प्राक्-एवbecause, before that only (firm devotion)रोग-आदिभि:-अपहरतेby disease etc., he takes awayतत्र हाhere (for this) Oh!शिक्षय-एनम्do punish him

Once king Pareekshit saw the merciless Kali who is the enemy of Dharma (righteousness), and to kill him, he drew his sword also. But he did not kill Kali, because Kali is a knower of the essence of Truth, and also because it has some good features. In Kali, Thy worship bears results very soon where as evil deeds take time to bring fruits. Kali is also afraid of Thy devotees, so he tries to take them away by disease etc., even before their devotion becomes firm. For this O Lord! punish him.