> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Sixteen: Krishna Chastises the Serpent Kâliya

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > vilokya dûshitâm krishnâm

> > krishnah krishnâhinâ vibhuh

> > tasyâ vis'uddhim anvicchan

> > sarpam tam udavâsayat

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; vilokya - seeing; dûshitâm - contaminated; krishnâm - the river Yamunâ; krishnah - Lord S'rî Krishna; krishna- ahinâ - by the black serpent; vibhuh - the almighty Lord; tasyâh - of the river; vis'uddhim - the purification; anvicchan - desiring; sarpam - serpent; tam - that; udavâsayat - sent away.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Lord S'rî Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, seeing that the Yamunâ River had been contaminated by the black snake Kâliya, desired to purify the river, and thus the Lord banished him from it.

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> > TEXT 2

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > katham antar-jale 'gâdhe

> > nyagrihnâd bhagavân ahim

> > sa vai bahu-yugâvâsam

> > yathâsîd vipra kathyatâm

> > s'rî-râjâ uvâca - King Parîkchit said; katham - how; antah-jale - within the water; agâdhe - unfathomable; nyagrihnât - subdued; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ahim - the serpent; sah - he, Kâliya; vai - indeed; bahu-yuga - for many ages; âvâsam - having residence; yathâ - how; âsît - so became; vipra - O learned brâhmana; kathyatâm - please explain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Parîkchit inquired: O learned sage, please explain how the Supreme Personality of Godhead chastised the serpent Kâliya within the unfathomable waters of the Yamunâ, and how it was that Kâliya had been living there for so many ages.

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> > TEXT 3

> > brahman bhagavatas tasya

> > bhûmnah svacchanda-vartinah

> > gopâlodâra-caritam

> > kas tripyetâmritam jushan

> > brahman - O brâhmana; bhagavatah - of the Supreme Lord; tasya - of Him; bhûmnah - the unlimited; sva-chanda-vartinah - who acts according to His own desires; gopâla - as a cowherd boy; udâra - magnanimous; caritam - the pastimes; kah - who; tripyeta - can be satiated; amritam - such nectar; jushan - partaking of.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O brâhmana, the unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead freely acts according to His own desires. Who could be satiated when hearing the nectar of the magnanimous pastimes He performed as a cowherd boy in Vrindâvana?

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> > TEXT 4

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > kâlindyâm kâliyasyâsîd

> > hradah kas'cid vishâgninâ

> > s'rapyamâna-payâ yasmin

> > patanty upari-gâh khagâh

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; kâlindyâm - within the river Yamunâ; kâliyasya - of the serpent Kâliya; âsît - there was; hradah - lake; kas'cit - a certain; visha - of his poison; agninâ - by the fire; s'rapyamâna - being heated and boiled; payâh - its water; yasmin - into which; patanti - would fall down; upari-gâh - traveling above; khagâh - the birds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Within the river Kâlindî [Yamunâ] was a lake inhabited by the serpent Kâliya, whose fiery poison constantly heated and boiled its waters. Indeed, the vapors thus created were so poisonous that birds flying over the contaminated lake would fall down into it.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > viprushmatâ vishadormi-

> > mârutenâbhimars'itâh

> > mriyante tîra-gâ yasya

> > prâninah sthira-jangamâh

> > vipruth-matâ - containing droplets of the water; visha-da - poisonous; ûrmi - (having touched) the waves; mârutena - by the wind; abhimars'itâh - contacted; mriyante - would die; tîra-gâh - present upon the shore; yasya - of which; prâninah - all living entities; sthira-jangamâh - both nonmoving and moving.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The wind blowing over that deadly lake carried droplets of water to the shore. Simply by coming in contact with that poisonous breeze, all vegetation and creatures on the shore died.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tam canda-vega-visha-vîryam avekshya tena

> > dushthâm nadîm ca khala-samyamanâvatârah

> > krishnah kadambam adhiruhya tato 'ti-tungam

> > âsphothya gâdha-ras'ano nyapatad vishode

> > tam - him, Kâliya; canda-vega - of fearsome power; visha - the poison; vîryam - whose strength; avekshya - seeing; tena - by him; dushthâm - contaminated; nadîm - the river; ca - and; khala - the envious demons; samyamana - for subduing; avatârah - whose descent from the spiritual world; krishnah - Lord Krishna; kadambam - a kadamba tree; adhiruhya - climbing up on; tatah - from it; ati- tungam - very high; âsphothya - slapping His arms; gâdha-ras'anah - tying His belt firmly; nyapatat - He jumped; visha-ude - into the poisoned water.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna saw how the Kâliya serpent had polluted the Yamunâ River with his terribly powerful poison. Since Krishna had descended from the spiritual world specifically to subdue envious demons, the Lord immediately climbed to the top of a very high kadamba tree and prepared Himself for battle. He tightened His belt, slapped His arms and then jumped into the poisonous water.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > sarpa-hradah purusha-sâra-nipâta-vega-

> > sankshobhitoraga-vishocchvasitâmbu-râs'ih

> > paryak pluto visha-kashâya-bibhîshanormir

> > dhâvan dhanuh-s'atam ananta-balasya kim tat

> > sarpa-hradah - the serpent's lake; purusha-sâra - of the most exalted Supreme Personality of Godhead; nipâta-vega - by the force of the fall; sankshobhita - completely agitated; uraga - of the snakes; visha- ucchvasita - breathed upon with the poison; ambu-râs'ih - all of whose water; paryak - on all sides; plutah - flooding; visha-kashâya - because of the contamination of the poison; bibhîshana - fearsome; ûrmih - whose waves; dhâvan - flowing; dhanuh-s'atam - the extent of one hundred bow-lengths; ananta- balasya - for Him whose strength is immeasurable; kim - what; tat - that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the Supreme Personality of Godhead landed in the serpent's lake, the snakes there became extremely agitated and began breathing heavily, further polluting it with volumes of poison. The force of the Lord's entrance into the lake caused it to overflow on all sides, and poisonous, fearsome waves flooded the surrounding lands up to a distance of one hundred bow-lengths. This is not at all amazing, however, for the Supreme Lord possesses infinite strength.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tasya hrade viharato bhuja-danda-ghûrna-

> > vâr-ghosham anga vara-vârana-vikramasya

> > âs'rutya tat sva-sadanâbhibhavam nirîkshya

> > cakshuh-s'ravâh samasarat tad amrishyamânah

> > tasya - of Him; hrade - in his lake; viharatah - who was playing; bhuja-danda - by His mighty arms; ghûrna - swirled about; vâh - of the water; ghosham - the resounding; anga - my dear King; vara-vârana - like a great elephant; vikramasya - whose prowess; âs'rutya - hearing; tat - that; sva-sadana - of his own residence; abhibhavam - the trespassing; nirîkshya - taking note of; cakshuh- s'ravâh - Kâliya; samasarat - came forward; tat - that; amrishyamânah - being unable to tolerate.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Krishna began sporting in Kâliya's lake like a lordly elephant - swirling His mighty arms and making the water resound in various ways. When Kâliya heard these sounds, he understood that someone was trespassing in his lake. The serpent could not tolerate this and immediately came forward.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tam prekshanîya-sukumâra-ghanâvadâtam

> > s'rîvatsa-pîta-vasanam smita-sundarâsyam

> > krîdantam apratibhayam kamalodarânghrim

> > sandas'ya marmasu rushâ bhujayâ cachâda

> > tam - Him; prekshanîya - attractive to look at; su-kumâra - most delicate; ghana - like a cloud; avadâtam - glowing white; s'rîvatsa - wearing the S'rîvatsa mark; pîta - and yellow; vasanam - garments; smita - smiling; sundara - beautiful; âsyam - whose face; krîdantam - playing; aprati-bhayam - without fear of others; kamala - of a lotus; udara - like the inside; anghrim - whose feet; sandas'ya - biting; marmasu - upon the chest; rushâ - with anger; bhujayâ - with his snake coils; cachâda - enveloped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kâliya saw that S'rî Krishna, who wore yellow silken garments, was very delicate, His attractive body shining like a glowing white cloud, His chest bearing the mark of S'rîvatsa, His face smiling beautifully and His feet resembling the whorl of a lotus flower. The Lord was playing fearlessly in the water. Despite His wonderful appearance, the envious Kâliya furiously bit Him on the chest and then completely enwrapped Him in his coils.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tam nâga-bhoga-parivîtam adrishtha-ceshtham

> > âlokya tat-priya-sakhâh pas'upâ bhris'ârtâh

> > krishne 'rpitâtma-suhrid-artha-kalatra-kâmâ

> > duhkhânus'oka-bhaya-mûdha-dhiyo nipetuh

> > tam - Him; nâga - of the serpent; bhoga - within the coils; parivîtam - enveloped; adrishtha-ceshtham - not exhibiting any movement; âlokya - seeing; tat-priya- sakhâh - His dear friends; pas'u-pâh - the cowherds; bhris'a-ârtâh - greatly disturbed; krishne - unto Lord Krishna; arpita - offered; âtma - their very selves; su-hrit - their relations; artha - wealth; kalatra - wives; kâmâh - and all objects of desire; duhkha - by pain; anus'oka - remorse; bhaya - and fear; mûdha - bewildered; dhiyah - their intelligence; nipetuh - they fell down.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the members of the cowherd community, who had accepted Krishna as their dearmost friend, saw Him enveloped in the snake's coils, motionless, they were greatly disturbed. They had offered Krishna everything - their very selves, their families, their wealth, wives and all pleasures. At the sight of the Lord in the clutches of the Kâliya snake, their intelligence became deranged by grief, lamentation and fear, and thus they fell to the ground.

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> > TEXT 11

> > gâvo vrishâ vatsataryah

> > krandamânâh su-duhkhitâh

> > krishne nyastekshanâ bhîtâ

> > rudantya iva tasthire

> > gâvah - the cows; vrishâh - the bulls; vatsataryah - the female calves; krandamânâh - crying loudly; su-duhkhitâh - very much distressed; krishne - upon Lord Krishna; nyasta - fixed; îkshanâh - their sight; bhîtâh - fearful; rudantyah - crying; iva - as if; tasthire - they stood still.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The cows, bulls and female calves, in great distress, called out piteously to Krishna. Fixing their eyes on Him, they stood still in fear, as if ready to cry but too shocked to shed tears.

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> > TEXT 12

> > atha vraje mahotpâtâs

> > tri-vidhâ hy ati-dârunâh

> > utpetur bhuvi divy âtmany

> > âsanna-bhaya-s'amsinah

> > atha - then; vraje - in Vrindâvana; mahâ-utpâtâh - very ominous disturbances; tri- vidhâh - of the three varieties; hi - indeed; ati-dârunâh - most fearsome; utpetuh - arose; bhuvi - upon the earth; divi - in the sky; âtmani - in the bodies of living creatures; âsanna - imminent; bhaya - danger; sams'inah - announcing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the Vrindâvana area there then arose all three types of fearful omens - those on the earth, those in the sky and those in the bodies of living creatures - which announced imminent danger.

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> > TEXTS 13 - 15

> > tân âlakshya bhayodvignâ

> > gopâ nanda-purogamâh

> > vinâ râmena gâh krishnam

> > jn'âtvâ cârayitum gatam

> > tair durnimittair nidhanam

> > matvâ prâptam atad-vidah

> > tat-prânâs tan-manaskâs te

> > duhkha-s'oka-bhayâturâh

> > â-bâla-vriddha-vanitâh

> > sarve 'nga pas'u-vrittayah

> > nirjagmur gokulâd dînâh

> > krishna-dars'ana-lâlasâh

> > tân - these signs; âlakshya - seeing; bhaya-udvignâh - agitated by fear; gopâh - the cowherds; nanda-purah-gamâh - headed by Nanda Mahârâja; vinâ - without; râmena - Balarâma; gâh - the cows; krishnam - Krishna; jn'âtvâ - understanding; cârayitum - to herd; gatam - gone;

> > taih - from those; durnimittaih - bad omens; nidhanam - destruction; matvâ - considering; prâptam - attained; atat-vidah - not knowing His opulences; tat-prânâh - having Him as their very source of life; tat-manaskâh - their minds being absorbed in Him; te - they; duhkha - by pain; s'oka - unhappiness; bhaya - and fear; âturâh - overwhelmed;

> > â-bâla - including the children; vriddha - old persons; vanitâh - and ladies; sarve - all; anga - my dear King Parîkchit; pas'u-vrittayah - behaving as an affectionate cow does toward her calf; nirjagmuh - they went out; gokulât - from Gokula; dînâh - feeling wretched; krishna-dars'ana - for the sight of Lord Krishna; lâlasâh - anxious.

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> > TEXT 16

> > tâms tathâ kâtarân vîkshya

> > bhagavân mâdhavo balah

> > prahasya kin'cin novâca

> > prabhâva-jn'o 'nujasya sah

> > tân - them; tathâ - in such a condition; kâtarân - distressed; vîkshya - seeing; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mâdhavah - the master of all mystic knowledge; balah - Lord Balarâma; prahasya - gently smiling; kin'cit - anything at all; na - did not; uvâca - say; prabhâva-jn'ah-knowing the power; anujasya-of His younger brother; sah - He.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord Balarâma, the master of all transcendental knowledge, smiled and said nothing when He saw the residents of Vrindâvana in such distress, since He understood the extraordinary power of His younger brother.

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> > TEXT 17

> > te 'nveshamânâ dayitam

> > krishnam sûcitayâ padaih

> > bhagaval-lakshanair jagmuh

> > padavyâ yamunâ-tatham

> > te - they; anveshamânâh - searching out; dayitam - their dearmost; krishnam - Krishna; sûcitayâ - (along the path) which was marked; padaih - by His footprints; bhagavat-lakshanaih - the symbolic markings of the Personality of Godhead; jagmuh - they went; padavyâ - along the path; yamunâ-tatham - to the bank of the Yamunâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The residents hurried toward the banks of the Yamunâ in search of their dearmost Krishna, following the path marked by His footprints, which bore the unique signs of the Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 18

> > te tatra tatrâbja-yavânkus'âs'ani-

> > dhvajopapannâni padâni vis'-pateh

> > mârge gavâm anya-padântarântare

> > nirîkshamânâ yayur anga satvarâh

> > te - they; tatra tatra - here and there; abja - with the lotus flower; yava - barleycorn; ankus'a - elephant goad; as'ani - thunderbolt; dhvaja - and flag; upapannâni - adorned; padâni - the footprints; vith-pateh - of Lord Krishna, the master of the cowherd community; mârge - upon the path; gavâm - of the cows; anya-pada - the other footprints; antara-antare - dispersed among; nirîkshamânâh - seeing; yuyuh - they went; anga - my dear King; sa-tvarâh - rapidly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The footprints of Lord Krishna, the master of the entire cowherd community, were marked with the lotus flower, barleycorn, elephant goad, thunderbolt and flag. My dear King Parîkchit, seeing His footprints on the path among the cows' hoofprints, the residents of Vrindâvana rushed along in great haste.

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> > TEXT 19

> > antar hrade bhujaga-bhoga-parîtam ârât

> > krishnam nirîham upalabhya jalâs'ayânte

> > gopâms' ca mûdha-dhishanân paritah pas'ûms' ca

> > sankrandatah parama-kas'malam âpur ârtâh

> > antah - within; hrade - the lake; bhujaga - of the serpent; bhoga - within the body; parîtam - enveloped; ârât - from a distance; krishnam - Lord Krishna; nirîham - not moving; upalabhya - seeing; jala-âs'aya - the body of water; ante - within; gopân - the cowherd boys; ca - and; mûdha-dhishanân - unconscious; paritah - surrounding; pas'ûn - the animals; ca - and; sankrandatah - crying out; parama-kas'malam - the greatest bewilderment; âpuh - they experienced; ârtâh - being distressed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As they hurried along the path to the bank of the Yamunâ River, they saw from a distance that Krishna was in the lake, motionless within the coils of the black serpent. They further saw that the cowherd boys had fallen unconscious and that the animals were standing on all sides, crying out for Krishna. Seeing all this, the residents of Vrindâvana were overwhelmed with anguish and confusion.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > gopyo 'nurakta-manaso bhagavaty anante

> > tat-sauhrida-smita-viloka-girah smarantyah

> > graste 'hinâ priyatame bhris'a-duhkha-taptâh

> > s'ûnyam priya-vyatihritam dadris'us tri-lokam

> > gopyah - the cowherd girls; anurakta-manasah - their minds very much attached to Him; bhagavati - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; anante - the unlimited one; tat - His; sauhrida - loving; smita - smiling; viloka - glances; girah - and words; smarantyah - remembering; graste - being seized; ahinâ - by the serpent; priya-tame - their most dear; bhris'a - extremely; duhkha - by pain; taptâh - tormented; s'ûnyam - empty; priya-vyatihritam - deprived of their darling; dadris'uh - they saw; tri-lokam - all the three worlds (the entire universe).

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the young gopîs, whose minds were constantly attached to Krishna, the unlimited Supreme Lord, saw that He was now within the grips of the serpent, they remembered His loving friendship, His smiling glances and His talks with them. Burning with great sorrow, they saw the entire universe as void.

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> > TEXT 21

> > tâh krishna-mâtaram apatyam anupravishthâm

> > tulya-vyathâh samanugrihya s'ucah sravantyah

> > tâs tâ vraja-priya-kathâh kathayantya âsan

> > krishnânane 'rpita-dris'o mritaka-pratîkâh

> > tâh - those ladies; krishna-mâtaram - the mother of Krishna (Yas'odâ); apatyam - upon her son; anupravishthâm - fixing her vision; tulya - equally; vyathâh - pained; samanugrihya - holding back firmly; s'ucah - floods of sorrow; sravantyah - spilling forth; tâh tâh - each of them; vraja-priya - of the darling of Vraja; kathâh - topics; kathayantyah - speaking; âsan - they stood; krishna- ânane - unto the face of Lord Krishna; arpita - offered; dris'ah - their eyes; mritaka - corpses; pratîkâh - resembling.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although the elder gopîs were feeling just as much distress as she and were pouring forth a flood of sorrowful tears, they had to forcibly hold back Krishna's mother, whose consciousness was totally absorbed in her son. Standing like corpses, with their eyes fixed upon His face, these gopîs each took turns recounting the pastimes of the darling of Vraja.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > krishna-prânân nirvis'ato

> > nandâdîn vîkshya tam hradam

> > pratyashedhat sa bhagavân

> > râmah krishnânubhâva-vit

> > krishna-prânân - the men whose very life and soul was Krishna; nirvis'atah - entering; nanda-âdîn - headed by Nanda Mahârâja; vîkshya - seeing; tam - that; hradam - lake; pratyashedhat - forbade; sah - He; bhagavân - the all- powerful Lord; râmah - Balarâma; krishna - of Lord Krishna; anubhâva - the power; vit - knowing well.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Balarâma then saw that Nanda Mahârâja and the other cowherd men, who had dedicated their very lives to Krishna, were beginning to enter the serpent's lake. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Balarâma fully knew Lord Krishna's actual power, and therefore He restrained them.

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> > TEXT 23

> > ittham sva-gokulam ananya-gatim nirîkshya

> > sa-strî-kumâram ati-duhkhitam âtma-hetoh

> > âjn'âya martya-padavîm anuvartamânah

> > sthitvâ muhûrtam udatishthhad uranga-bandhât

> > ittham - in this fashion; sva-gokulam - His own community of Gokula; ananya- gatim - having no other goal or shelter (than Him); nirîkshya - observing; sa- strî - including the women; kumâram - and children; ati-duhkhitam - extremely distressed; âtma-hetoh - on His account; âjn'âya - understanding; martya- padavîm - the way of mortals; anuvartamânah - imitating; sthitvâ - remaining; muhûrtam - for some time; udatishthhat - He rose up; uranga - of the serpent; bandhât - from the bonds.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord remained for some time within the coils of the serpent, imitating the behavior of an ordinary mortal. But when He understood that the women, children and other residents of His village of Gokula were in acute distress because of their love for Him, their only shelter and goal in life, He immediately rose up from the bonds of the Kâliya serpent.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > tat-prathyamâna-vapushâ vyathitâtma-bhogas

> > tyaktvonnamayya kupitah sva-phanân bhujangah

> > tasthau s'vasan' chvasana-randhra-vishâmbarîsha-

> > stabdhekshanolmuka-mukho harim îkshamânah

> > tat - of Him, Lord Krishna; prathyamâna - expanding; vapushâ - by the transcendental body; vyathita - pained; âtma - his own; bhogah - serpent body; tyaktvâ - giving Him up; unnamayya - raising high; kupitah - angered; sva-phanân - his hoods; bhujanga - the serpent; tasthau - stood still; s'vasan - breathing heavily; s'vasana-randhra - his nostrils; visha-ambarîsha - like two vessels for cooking poison; stabdha - fixed; îkshana - his eyes; ulmuka - like firebrands; mukhah - his face; harim - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; îkshamânah - observing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His coils tormented by the expanding body of the Lord, Kâliya released Him. In great anger the serpent then raised his hoods high and stood still, breathing heavily. His nostrils appeared like vessels for cooking poison, and the staring eyes in his face like firebrands. Thus the serpent looked at the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > tam jihvayâ dvi-s'ikhayâ parilelihânam

> > dve srikvanî hy ati-karâla-vishâgni-drishthim

> > krîdann amum parisasâra yathâ khagendro

> > babhrâma so 'py avasaram prasamîkshamânah

> > tam - him, Kâliya; jihvayâ - with his tongue; dvi-s'ikhayâ - having two points; parilelihânam - repeatedly licking; dve - his two; srikvanî - lips; hi - indeed; ati- karâla - most terrible; visha-agni - full of poisonous fire; drishthim - whose glance; krîdan - playing; amum - him; parisasâra - moved around; yathâ - just as; khaga-indrah - the king of birds, Garuda; babhrâma - wandered around; sah - Kâliya; api - also; avasaram - the opportunity (to strike); prasamîkshamânah - carefully looking for.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Again and again Kâliya licked his lips with his bifurcated tongues as He stared at Krishna with a glance full of terrible, poisonous fire. But Krishna playfully circled around him, just as Garuda would play with a snake. In response, Kâliya also moved about, looking for an opportunity to bite the Lord.

> > PURPORT

> > Lord Krishna moved around the serpent so skillfully that Kâliya could find no opportunity to bite Him. Thus the snake was defeated by S'rî Krishna's transcendental agility.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > evam paribhrama-hataujasam unnatâmsam

> > ânamya tat-prithu-s'irahsv adhirûdha âdyah

> > tan-mûrdha-ratna-nikara-spars'âti-tâmra-

> > pâdâmbujo 'khila-kalâdi-gurur nanarta

> > evam - in this way; paribhrama - because of the Lord's moving around him; hata - spoiled; ojasam - whose strength; unnata - raised high; amsam - whose shoulders; ânamya - making him bend down; tat - his; prithu-s'irahsu - onto the broad heads; adhirûdhah - having climbed up; âdyah - the ultimate origin of everything; tat - his; mûrdha - on the heads; ratna-nikara - the numerous jewels; spars'a - because of touching; ati-tâmra - very much reddened; pâda- ambujah - whose lotus feet; akhila-kalâ - of all arts; âdi-guruh - the original spiritual master; nanarta - began to dance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having severely depleted the serpent's strength with His relentless circling, S'rî Krishna, the origin of everything, pushed down Kâliya's raised shoulders and mounted his broad serpentine heads. Thus Lord S'rî Krishna, the original master of all fine arts, began to dance, His lotus feet deeply reddened by the touch of the numerous jewels upon the serpent's heads.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tam nartum udyatam avekshya tadâ tadîya-

> > gandharva-siddha-muni-cârana-deva-vadhvah

> > prîtyâ mridanga-panavânaka-vâdya-gîta-

> > pushpopahâra-nutibhih sahasopaseduh

> > tam - Him; nartum - in dancing; udyatam - engaged; avekshya - taking note of; tadâ - then; tadîya - His servants; gandharva-siddha - the Gandharvas and Siddhas; muni-cârana - the sages and the Câranas; deva-vadhvah - the wives of the demigods; prîtyâ - with great pleasure; mridanga-panava-ânaka - of various kinds of drums; vâdya - with musical accompaniment; gîta - song; pushpa - flowers; upahâra - other presentations; nutibhih - and prayers; sahasâ - immediately; upaseduh - arrived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing the Lord dancing, His servants in the heavenly planets - the Gandharvas, Siddhas, sages, Câranas and wives of the demigods - immediately arrived there. With great pleasure they began accompanying the Lord's dancing by playing drums such as mridangas, panavas and ânakas. They also made offerings of songs, flowers and prayers.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > yad yac chiro na namate 'nga s'ataika-s'îrshnas

> > tat tan mamarda khara-danda-dharo 'nghri-pâtaih

> > kshînâyusho bhramata ulbanam âsyato 'srin

> > nasto vaman parama-kas'malam âpa nâgah

> > yat yat - whichever; s'irah - heads; na namate - would not bow down; anga - my dear King Parîkchit; s'ata-eka-s'îrshnah - of him who had 101 heads; tat tat - those; mamarda - trampled down; khara - on those who are evil; danda - punishment; dharah - the Lord who exerts; anghri-pâtaih - with the blows of His feet; kshîna- âyushah - of Kâliya, whose life was becoming depleted; bhramatah - who was still moving about; ulbanam - terrible; âsyatah - from his mouths; asrik - blood; nastah - from his nostrils; vaman - vomiting; parama - extreme; kas'malam - trouble; âpa - experienced; nâgah - the serpent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, Kâliya had 101 prominent heads, and when one of them would not bow down, Lord S'rî Krishna, who inflicts punishment on cruel wrong-doers, would smash that stubborn head by striking it with His feet. Then, as Kâliya entered his death throes, he began wheeling his heads around and vomiting ghastly blood from his mouths and nostrils. The serpent thus experienced extreme pain and misery.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > tasyâkshibhir garalam udvamatah s'irahsu

> > yad yat samunnamati nihs'vasato rushoccaih

> > nrityan padânunamayan damayâm babhûva

> > pushpaih prapûjita iveha pumân purânah

> > tasya - of him; akshibhih - from the eyes; garalam - poisonous waste; udvamatah - who was vomiting; s'irahsu - among the heads; yat yat - whichever; samunnamati - would rise up; nihs'vasatah - who was breathing; rushâ - out of anger; uccaih - heavily; nrityan - while dancing; padâ - with His foot; anunamayan - making bow down; damayâm babhûva - He subdued; pushpaih - with flowers; prapûjitah - being worshiped; iva - indeed; iha - on this occasion; pumân - the Personality of Godhead; purânah - original.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Exuding poisonous waste from his eyes, Kâliya, would occasionally dare to raise up one of his heads, which would breathe heavily with anger. Then the Lord would dance on it and subdue it, forcing it to bow down with His foot. The demigods took each of these exhibitions as an opportunity to worship Him, the primeval Personality of Godhead, with showers of flowers.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tac-citra-tândava-virugna-phanâ-sahasro

> > raktam mukhair uru vaman nripa bhagna-gâtrah

> > smritvâ carâcara-gurum purusham purânam

> > nârâyanam tam aranam manasâ jagâma

> > tat - of Him; citra - amazing; tândava - by the powerful dancing; virugna - broken; phanâ-sahasrah - his one thousand hoods; raktam - blood; mukhaih - from his mouths; uru - profusely; vaman - vomiting; nripa - O King Parîkchit; bhagna- gâtrah - his limbs crushed; smritvâ - remembering; cara-acara - of all moving and nonmoving beings; gurum - the spiritual master; purusham - the Personality of Godhead; purânam - ancient; nârâyanam - Lord Nârâyana; tam - to Him; aranam - for shelter; manasâ - within his mind, jagâma - he approached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Parîkchit, Lord Krishna's wonderful, powerful dancing trampled and broke all of Kâliya's one thousand hoods. Then the serpent, profusely vomiting blood from his mouths, finally recognized S'rî Krishna to be the eternal Personality of Godhead, the supreme master of all moving and nonmoving beings, S'rî Nârâyana. Thus within his mind Kâliya took shelter of the Lord.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > krishnasya garbha-jagato 'ti-bharâvasannam

> > pârshni-prahâra-parirugna-phanâtapatram

> > drishthvâhim âdyam upasedur amushya patnya

> > ârtâh s'lathad-vasana-bhûshana-kes'a-bandhâh

> > krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; garbha - in whose abdomen; jagatah - is found the entire universe; ati-bhara - by the extreme weight; avasannam - fatigued; pârshni - of His heels; prahâra - by the striking; parirugna - shattered; phanâ - his hoods; âtapatram - which were like umbrellas; drishthvâ - seeing; ahim - the serpent; âdyam - the primeval Lord; upaseduh - approached; amushya - of Kâliya; patnyah - the wives; ârtâh - feeling distressed; s'lathat - disarrayed; vasana - their clothing; bhûshana - ornaments; kes'a-bandhâh - and the locks of their hair.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Kâliya's wives saw how the serpent had become so fatigued from the excessive weight of Lord Krishna, who carries the entire universe in His abdomen, and how Kâliya's umbrellalike hoods had been shattered by the striking of Krishna's heels, they felt great distress. With their clothing, ornaments and hair scattered in disarray, they then approached the eternal Personality of Godhead.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > tâs tam su-vigna-manaso 'tha puraskritârbhâh

> > kâyam nidhâya bhuvi bhûta-patim pranemuh

> > sâdhvyah kritân'jali-puthâh s'amalasya bhartur

> > mokshepsavah s'arana-dam s'aranam prapannâh

> > tâh - they, the wives of Kâliya; tam - to Him; su-vigna - very much agitated; manasah - their minds; atha - then; purah-krita - placing in front; arbhâh - their children; kâyam - their bodies; nidhâya - putting; bhuvi - upon the ground; bhûta- patim - to the Lord of all creatures; pranemuh - they bowed down; sâdhvyah - the saintly ladies; krita-an'jali-puthâh - folding their hands in supplication; s'amalasya - who was sinful; bhartuh - of their husband; moksha - the liberation; îpsavah - desiring; s'arana-dam - He who grants shelter; s'aranam - for shelter; prapannâh - they approached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their minds very much disturbed, those saintly ladies placed their children before them and then bowed down to the Lord of all creatures, laying their bodies flat upon the ground. They desired the liberation of their sinful husband and the shelter of the Supreme Lord, the giver of ultimate shelter, and thus they folded their hands in supplication and approached Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > nâga-patnya ûcuh

> > nyâyyo hi dandah krita-kilbishe 'smims

> > tavâvatârah khala-nigrahâya

> > ripoh sutânâm api tulya-drishthir

> > dhatse damam phalam evânus'amsan

> > nâga-patnyah ûcuh - the wives of the serpent said; nyâyyah - fair and just; hi - indeed; dandah - punishment; krita-kilbishe - to him who has committed offense; asmin - this person; tava - Your; avatârah - descent into this world; khala - of the envious; nigrahâya - for the subjugation; ripoh - to an enemy; sutânâm - to Your own sons; api - also; tulya-drishthih - having equal vision; dhatse - You give; damam - punishment; phalam - the ultimate result; eva - indeed; anus'amsam - considering.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The wives of the Kâliya serpent said: The punishment this offender has been subjected to is certainly just. After all, You have incarnated within this world to curb down envious and cruel persons. You are so impartial that You look equally upon Your enemies and Your own sons, for when You impose a punishment on a living being You know it to be for his ultimate benefit.

> > ******

> > TEXT 34

> > anugraho 'yam bhavatah krito hi no

> > dando 'satâm te khalu kalmashâpahah

> > yad dandas'ûkatvam amushya dehinah

> > krodho 'pi te 'nugraha eva sammatah

> > anugrahah - mercy; ayam - this; bhavatah - by You; kritah - done; hi - indeed; nah - to us; dandah - punishment; asatâm - of the evil; te - by You; khalu - indeed; kalmasha- apahah - the dispelling of their contamination; yat - because; dandas'ûkatvam - the condition of appearing as a serpent; amushya - of this Kâliya; dehinah - the conditioned soul; krodhah - anger; api - even; te - Your; anugrahah - as mercy; eva - actually; sammatah - is accepted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > What You have done here is actually mercy for us, since the punishment You give to the wicked certainly drives away all their contamination. Indeed, because this conditioned soul, our husband, is so sinful that he has assumed the body of a serpent, Your anger toward him is obviously to be understood as Your mercy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > tapah sutaptam kim anena pûrvam

> > nirasta-mânena ca mâna-dena

> > dharmo 'tha vâ sarva-janânukampayâ

> > yato bhavâms tushyati sarva-jîvah

> > tapah - austerity; su-taptam - properly performed; kim - what; anena - by this Kâliya; pûrvam - in previous lives; nirasta-mânena - being free from false pride; ca - and; mâna-dena - giving respect to others; dharmah - religious duty; atha vâ - or else; sarva-jana - to all persons; anukampayâ - with compassion; yatah - by which; bhavân - Your good self; tushyati - is satisfied; sarva- jîvah - the source of life for all beings.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Did our husband carefully perform austerities in a previous life, with his mind free of pride and full of respect for others? Is that why You are pleased with him? Or did he in some previous existence carefully execute religious duties with compassion for all living beings, and is that why You, the life of all living beings, are now satisfied with Him?

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > kasyânubhâvo 'sya na deva vidmahe

> > tavânghri-renu-sparas'âdhikârah

> > yad-vân'chayâ s'rîr lalanâcarat tapo

> > vihâya kâmân su-ciram dhrita-vratâ

> > kasya - of what; anubhâvah - a result; asya - of the serpent (Kâliya); na - not; deva - my Lord; vidmahe - we know; tava - Your; anghri - of the lotus feet; renu - of the dust; sparas'a - for touching; adhikârah - qualification; yat - for which; vân'chayâ - with the desire; s'rîh - the goddess of fortune; lalanâ - (the topmost) woman; âcarat - performed; tapah - austerity; vihâya - giving up; kâmân - all desires; su-ciram - for a long time; dhrita - upheld; vratâ - her vow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kâliya has attained this great opportunity of being touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. For this end, the goddess of fortune performed austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and taking austere vows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 37

> > na nâka-prishthham na ca sârva-bhaumam

> > na pârameshthhyam na rasâdhipatyam

> > na yoga-siddhîr apunar-bhavam vâ

> > vân'chanti yat-pâda-rajah-prapannâh

> > na - not; nâka-prishthham - heaven; na ca - nor; sârva-bhaumam - supreme sovereignty; na - not; pârameshthhyam - the topmost position of Brahmâ; na - not; rasa- adhipatyam - rulership over the earth; na - not; yoga-siddhîh - the perfections of yogic practice; apunah-bhavam - freedom from rebirth; vâ - or; vân'chanti - desire; yat - whose; pâda - of the lotus feet; rajah - the dust; prapannâh - those who have attained.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those who have attained the dust of Your lotus feet never hanker for the kingship of heaven, limitless sovereignty, the position of Brahmâ or rulership over the earth. They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or in liberation itself.

> > ******

> > SB 10.16.38

> > TEXT 38

> > tad esha nâthâpa durâpam anyais

> > tamo-janih krodha-vas'o 'py ahîs'ah

> > samsâra-cakre bhramatah s'arîrino

> > yad-icchatah syâd vibhavah samakshah

> > tat - that; eshah - this Kâliya; nâtha - O Lord; âpa - has achieved; durâpam - difficult to achieve; anyaih - by others; tamah-janih - who was born in the mode of ignorance; krodha-vas'ah - who was under the sway of anger; api - even; ahi-îs'ah - the king of serpents; samsâra-cakre - within the cycle of material existence; bhramatah - wandering; s'arîrinah - for the embodied living entity; yat - by which (dust of Your lotus feet); icchatah - who has material desires; syât - manifests; vibhavah - all opulences; samakshah - before his eyes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, although this Kâliya, the king of the serpents, has taken birth in the mode of ignorance and is controlled by anger, he has achieved that which is difficult for others to achieve. Embodied souls, who are full of desires and are thus wandering in the cycle of birth and death, can have all benedictions manifested before their eyes simply by receiving the dust of Your lotus feet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 39

> > namas tubhyam bhagavate

> > purushâya mahâtmane

> > bhûtâvâsâya bhûtâya

> > parâya paramâtmane

> > namah - obeisances; tubhyam - to You; bhagavate - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; purushâya - who are present within as the Supersoul; mahâ-âtmane - who are all-pervasive; bhûta-âvâsâya - who are the shelter of the material elements (beginning with the ethereal sky); bhûtâya - who exist even prior to the creation; parâya - to the supreme cause; parama-âtmane - who are beyond all material cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We offer our obeisances unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although present in the hearts of all living beings as the Supersoul, You are all-pervasive. Although the original shelter of all created material elements, You exist prior to their creation. And although the cause of everything, You are transcendental to all material cause and effect, being the Supreme Soul.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > jn'âna-vijn'âna-nîdhaye

> > brahmane 'nanta-s'aktaye

> > agunâyâvikârâya

> > namas te prâkritâya ca

> > jn'âna - of consciousness; vijn'âna - and spiritual potency; nidhaye - to the ocean; brahmane - to the Absolute Truth; ananta-s'aktaye - whose potencies are unlimited; agunâya - to Him who is never affected by the qualities of matter; avikârâya - who does not undergo any material transformation; namah - obeisances; te - unto You; prâkritâya - to the prime mover of material nature; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Obeisances unto You, the Absolute Truth, who are the reservoir of all transcendental consciousness and potency and the possessor of unlimited energies. Although completely free of material qualities and transformations, You are the prime mover of material nature.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > kâlâya kâla-nâbhâya

> > kâlâvayava-sâkshine

> > vis'vâya tad-upadrashthre

> > tat-kartre vis'va-hetave

> > kâlâya - unto time; kâla-nâbhâya - unto Him who is the shelter of time; kâla- avayava - of the various phases of time; sâkshine - to the witness; vis'vâya - to the form of the universe; tad-upadrashthre - to the observer of it; tat- kartre - to the creator of it; vis'va - of the universe; hetave - to the total cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Obeisances unto You, who are time itself, the shelter of time and the witness of time in all its phases. You are the universe, and also its separate observer. You are its creator, and also the totality of all its causes.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 42 - 43

> > bhûta-mâtrendriya-prâna-

> > mano-buddhy-âs'ayâtmane

> > tri-gunenâbhimânena

> > gûdha-svâtmânubhûtaye

> > namo 'nantâya sûkshmâya

> > kûtha-sthâya vipas'cite

> > nânâ-vâdânurodhâya

> > vâcya-vâcaka-s'aktaye

> > bhûta - of the physical elements; mâtra - the subtle basis of perception; indriya - the senses; prâna - the vital air of life; manah - the mind; buddhi - the intelligence; âs'aya - and of material consciousness; âtmane - to the ultimate soul; tri-gunena - by the three modes of material nature; abhimânena - by false identification; gûdha - who causes to become covered over; sva - one's own; âtma - of the self; anubhûtaye - perception;

> > namah - obeisances; anantâya - to the unlimited Lord; sûkshmâya - to the supremely subtle; kûtha-sthâya - who is fixed in the center; vipas'cite - to the omniscient one; nânâ - various; vâda - philosophies; anurodhâya - who sanctions; vâcya - of expressed ideas; vâcaka - and expressing words; s'aktaye - who possesses the potencies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Obeisances unto You, who are the ultimate soul of the physical elements, of the subtle basis of perception, of the senses, of the vital air of life, and of the mind, intelligence and consciousness. By Your arrangement the infinitesimal spirit souls falsely identify with the three modes of material nature, and their perception of their own true self thus becomes clouded. We offer our obeisances unto You, the unlimited Supreme Lord, the supremely subtle one, the omniscient Personality of Godhead, who are always fixed in unchanging transcendence, who sanction the opposing views of different philosophies, and who are the power upholding expressed ideas and the words that express them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > namah pramâna-mûlâya

> > kavaye s'âstra-yonaye

> > pravrittâya nivrittâya

> > nigamâya namo namah

> > namah - obeisances; pramâna - of authoritative evidence; mûlâya - to the basis; kavaye - to the author; s'âstra - of the revealed scripture; yonaye - to the source; pravrittâya - which encourages sense gratification; nivrittâya - which encourages renunciation; nigamâya - to Him who is the origin of both kinds of scripture; namah namah - repeated obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We offer our obeisances again and again to You, who are the basis of all authoritative evidence, who are the author and ultimate source of the revealed scriptures, and who have manifested Yourself in those Vedic literatures encouraging sense gratification as well as in those encouraging renunciation of the material world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > namah krishnâya râmâya

> > vasudeva-sutâya ca

> > pradyumnâyâniruddhâya

> > sâtvatâm pataye namah

> > namah - obeisances; krishnâya - to Lord Krishna; râmâya - to Lord Râma; vasudeva- sutâya - the son of Vasudeva; ca - and; pradyumnâya - to Lord Pradyumna; aniruddhâya - to Lord Aniruddha; sâtvatâm - of the devotees; pataye - to the Lord; namah - obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > We offer our obeisances to Lord Krishna and Lord Râma, the sons of Vasudeva, and to Lord Pradyumna and Lord Aniruddha. We offer our respectful obeisances unto the master of all the saintly devotees of Vishnu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > namo guna-pradîpâya

> > gunâtma-cchâdanâya ca

> > guna-vritty-upalakshyâya

> > guna-drashthre sva-samvide

> > namah - obeisances; guna-pradîpâya - to Him who manifests various qualities; guna - by the material modes; âtma - Himself; châdanâya - who disguises; ca - and; guna - of the modes; vritti - by the functioning; upalakshyâya - who can be ascertained; guna-drashthre - to the separate witness of the material modes; sva - to His own devotees; samvide - who is known.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Obeisances to You, O Lord, who manifest varieties of material and spiritual qualities. You disguise Yourself with the material qualities, and yet the functioning of those same material qualities ultimately reveals Your existence. You stand apart from the material qualities as a witness and can be fully known only by Your devotees.

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > avyâkrita-vihârâya

> > sarva-vyâkrita-siddhaye

> > hrishîkes'a namas te 'stu

> > munaye mauna-s'îline

> > avyâkrita-vihârâya - to Him whose glories are unfathomable; sarva-vyâkrita - the creation and manifestation of all things; siddhaye - to Him who can be understood as existent on the basis of; hrishîka-îs'a - O motivator of the senses; namah - obeisances; te - unto You, astu - let there be; munaye - to the silent; mauna-s'îline - to Him who acts in silence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord Hrishîkes'a, master of the senses, please let us offer our obeisances unto You, whose pastimes are inconceivably glorious. Your existence can be inferred from the necessity for a creator and revealer of all cosmic manifestations. But although Your devotees can understand You in this way, to the nondevotees You remain silent, absorbed in self-satisfaction.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > parâvara-gati-jn'âya

> > sarvâdhyakshâya te namah

> > avis'vâya ca vis'vâya

> > tad-drashthre 'sya ca hetave

> > para-avara - of all things, both superior and inferior; gati - the destinations; jn'âya - to Him who knows; sarva - of all things; adhyakshâya - to the regulator; te - You; namah - our obeisances; avis'vâya - to Him who is distinct from the universe; ca - and; vis'vâya - in whom the illusion of material creation manifests; tat-drashthre - to the witness of such illusion; asya - of this world; ca - and; hetave - to the root cause.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Obeisances unto You, who know the destination of all things, superior and inferior, and who are the presiding regulator of all that be. You are distinct from the universal creation, and yet You are the basis upon which the illusion of material creation evolves, and also the witness of this illusion. Indeed, You are the root cause of the entire world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > tvam hy asya janma-sthiti-samyamân vibho

> > gunair anîho 'krita-kâla-s'akti-dhrik

> > tat-tat-svabhâvân pratibodhayan satah

> > samîkshayâmogha-vihâra îhase

> > tvam - You; hi - indeed; asya - of this universe; janma-sthiti-samyamân - the creation, maintenance and destruction; vibho - O almighty Lord; gunaih - by the modes of nature; anîhah - although uninvolved in any material endeavor; akrita - beginningless; kâla-s'akti - of the potency of time; dhrik - the holder; tat-tat - of each of the modes; sva-bhâvân - the distinctive characteristics; pratibodhayan - awakening; satah - which are already present in their dormant state; samîkshayâ - by Your glance; amogha-vihârah - whose playful activities are impeccable; îhase - You act.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O almighty Lord, although You have no reason to become involved in material activity, still You act through Your eternal potency of time to arrange for the creation, maintenance and destruction of this universe. You do this by awakening the distinct functions of each of the modes of nature, which before the creation lie dormant. Simply by Your glance You perfectly execute all these activities of cosmic control in a sporting mood.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > tasyaiva te 'mûs tanavas tri-lokyâm

> > s'ântâ as'ântâ uta mûdha-yonayah

> > s'ântâh priyâs te hy adhunâvitum satâm

> > sthâtus' ca te dharma-parîpsayehatah

> > tasya - of Him; eva - indeed; te - of You; amûh - these; tanavah - material bodies; tri-lokyâm - throughout the three worlds; s'ântâh - peaceful (in the mode of goodness); as'ântâh - not peaceful (in the mode of passion); uta - and also; mûdha-yonayah - born in ignorant species; s'ântâh - the peaceful persons in the mode of goodness; priyâh - dear; te - to You; hi - certainly; adhunâ - now; avitum - to protect; satâm - of the saintly devotees; sthâtuh - who are present; ca - and; te - of You; dharma - their principles of religion; parîpsayâ - with the desire of maintaining; îhatah - who is acting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore all material bodies throughout the three worlds - those that are peaceful, in the mode of goodness; those that are agitated, in the mode of passion; and those that are foolish, in the mode of ignorance - all are Your creations. Still, those living entities whose bodies are in the mode of goodness are especially dear to You, and it is to maintain them and protect their religious principles that You are now present on the earth.

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> > TEXT 51

> > aparâdhah sakrid bhartrâ

> > sodhavyah sva-prajâ-kritah

> > kshantum arhasi s'ântâtman

> > mûdhasya tvâm ajânatah

> > aparâdhah - the offense; sakrit - just once; bhartrâ - by the master; sodhavyah - should be tolerated; sva-prajâ - by Your own subject; kritah - committed; kshantum - to tolerate; arhasi - it is befitting for You; s'ânta- âtman - O You who are always peaceful; mûdhasya - of the foolish one; tvâm - You; ajânatah - who does not understand.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At least once, a master should tolerate an offense committed by his child or subject. O supreme peaceful Soul, You should therefore forgive our foolish husband, who did not understand who You are.

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> > TEXT 52

> > anugrihnîshva bhagavan

> > prânâms tyajati pannagah

> > strînâm nah sâdhu-s'ocyânâm

> > patih prânah pradîyatâm

> > anugrihnîshva - please show mercy; bhagavan - O Supreme Lord; prânân - his life airs; tyajati - is giving up; pannagah - the serpent; strînâm - for women; nah - us; sâdhu-s'ocyânâm - who are to be pitied by saintly personalities; patih - the husband; prânah - life itself; pradîyatâm - should be given back.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Supreme Lord, please be merciful. It is proper for the saintly to feel compassion for women like us. This serpent is about to give up his life. Please give us back our husband, who is our life and soul.

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> > TEXT 53

> > vidhehi te kinkarînâm

> > anushthheyam tavâjn'ayâ

> > yac-chraddhayânutishthhan vai

> > mucyate sarvato bhayât

> > vidhehi - please order; te - Your; kinkarînâm - by the maidservants; anushthheyam - what should be done; tava - Your; âjn'ayâ - by the command; yat - which; s'raddhayâ - with faith; anutishthhan - executing; vai - certainly; mucyate - one will become freed; sarvatah - from all; bhayât - fear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Now please tell us, Your maidservants, what we should do. Certainly anyone who faithfully executes Your order is automatically freed from all fear.

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> > TEXT 54

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ittham sa nâga-patnîbhir

> > bhagavân samabhishthutah

> > mûrcchitam bhagna-s'irasam

> > visasarjânghri-kuththanaih

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; ittham - in this way; sah - He, Lord Krishna; nâga-patnîbhih - by the wives of Kâliya; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samabhishthutah - fully praised; mûrcchitam - who was unconscious; bhagna-s'irasam - his heads crushed; visasarja - He let go; anghri- kuththanaih - by the striking of His feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Thus praised by the Nâga-patnîs, the Supreme Personality of Godhead released the serpent Kâliya, who had fallen unconscious, his heads battered by the striking of the Lord's lotus feet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 55

> > pratilabdhendriya-prânah

> > kâliyah s'anakair harim

> > kricchrât samucchvasan dînah

> > krishnam prâha kritân'jalih

> > pratilabdha - regaining; indriya - the function of his senses; prânah - and his vital force; kâliyah - Kâliya; s'anakaih - gradually; harim - to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kricchrât - with difficulty; samucchvasan - breathing loudly; dînah - wretched; krishnam - to Lord Krishna; prâha - spoke; krita-an'jalih - in humble submission.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kâliya slowly regained his vital force and sensory functions. Then, breathing loudly and painfully, the poor serpent addressed Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in humble submission.

> > ******

> > TEXT 56

> > kâliya uvâca

> > vayam khalâh sahotpattyâ

> > tamasâ dîrgha-manyavah

> > svabhâvo dustyajo nâtha

> > lokânâm yad asad-grahah

> > kâliyah uvâca - Kâliya said; vayam - we; khalâh - envious; saha utpattyâ - by our very birth; tâmasâh - of ignorant nature; dîrgha-manyavah - constantly angry; svabhâvah - one's material nature; dustyajah - is very difficult to give up; nâtha - O Lord; lokânâm - for ordinary persons; yat - because of which; asat - of the unreal and impure; grahah - the acceptance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The serpent Kâliya said: Our very birth as a snake has made us envious, ignorant and constantly angry. O my Lord, it is so difficult for people to give up their conditioned nature, by which they identify with that which is unreal.

> > ******

> > TEXT 57

> > tvayâ srishtham idam vis'vam

> > dhâtar guna-visarjanam

> > nânâ-svabhâva-vîryaujo-

> > yoni-bîjâs'ayâkriti

> > tvayâ - by You; srishtham - created; idam - this; vis'vam - universe; dhâtah - O supreme provider; guna - of the material modes; visarjanam - the variegated creation; nânâ - various; sva-bhâva - personal natures; vîrya - varieties of sensory strength; ojah - and physical strength; yoni - wombs; bîja - seeds; âs'aya - mentalities; âkriti - and forms.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O supreme creator, it is You who generate this universe, composed of the variegated arrangement of the material modes, and in the process You manifest various kinds of personalities and species, varieties of sensory and physical strength, and varieties of mothers and fathers with variegated mentalities and forms.

> > ******

> > TEXT 58

> > vayam ca tatra bhagavan

> > sarpâ jâty-uru-manyavah

> > katham tyajâmas tvan-mâyâm

> > dustyajâm mohitâh svayam

> > vayam - we; ca - and; tatra - within that material creation; bhagavan - O Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarpâh - serpents; jâti - by species; uru-manyavah - too much absorbed in anger; katham - how; tyajâmah - we can give up; tvat- mâyâm - Your illusory potency; dustyajâm - which is impossible to give up; mohitâh - bewildered; svayam - on our own.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Supreme Personality of Godhead, among all the species within Your material creation, we serpents are by nature always enraged. Being thus deluded by Your illusory energy, which is very difficult to give up, how can we possibly give it up on our own?

> > ******

> > TEXT 59

> > bhavân hi kâranam tatra

> > sarva-jn'o jagad-îs'varah

> > anugraham nigraham vâ

> > manyase tad vidhehi nah

> > bhavân - Your good self; hi - certainly; kâranam - the cause; tatra - in that matter (the removal of illusion); sarva-jn'ah - the knower of everything; jagat-îs'varah - the supreme controller of the universe; anugraham - favor; nigraham - punishment; vâ - or; manyase - (whatever) You consider; tat - that; vidhehi - arrange; nah - for us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Lord, since You are the omniscient Lord of the universe, You are the actual cause of freedom from illusion. Please arrange for us whatever You consider proper, whether it be mercy or punishment.

> > ******

> > TEXT 60

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity âkarnya vacah prâha

> > bhagavân kârya-mânushah

> > nâtra stheyam tvayâ sarpa

> > samudram yâhi mâ ciram

> > sva-jn'âty-apatya-dârâdhyo

> > go-nribhir bhujyate nadî

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; âkarnya - hearing; vacah - these words; prâha - then spoke; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kârya-mânushah - who was acting like a human being; na - not; atra - here; stheyam - should remain; tvayâ - you; sarpa - My dear serpent; samudram - to the ocean; yâhi - go; mâ ciram - without delay; sva - your own; jn'âti - by the companions; apatya - children; dâra - and wife; âdhyah - adequately accompanied; go - by the cows; nribhih - and the humans; bhujyate - let it be enjoyed; nadî - the river Yamunâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: After hearing Kâliya's words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was acting the role of a human being, replied: O serpent, you may not remain here any longer. Go back to the ocean immediately, accompanied by your retinue of children, wives, other relatives and friends. Let this river be enjoyed by the cows and humans.

> > ******

> > TEXT 61

> > ya etat samsmaren martyas

> > tubhyam mad-anus'âsanam

> > kîrtayann ubhayoh sandhyor

> > na yushmad bhayam âpnuyât

> > yah - who; etat - this; samsmaret - remembers; martyah - a mortal; tubhyam - to you; mat - My; anus'âsanam - command; kîrtayan - chanting; ubhayoh - at both; sandhyoh - junctures of the day; na - not; yushmat - from you; bhayam - fear; âpnuyât - obtains.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If a mortal being attentively remembers My command to you - to leave Vrindâvana and go to the ocean - and narrates this account at sunrise and sunset, he will never be afraid of you.

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> > TEXT 62

> > yo 'smin snâtvâ mad-âkrîde

> > devâdîms tarpayej jalaih

> > uposhya mâm smarann arcet

> > sarva-pâpaih pramucyate

> > yah - who; asmin - in this (Kâliya's lake in the Yamunâ River); snâtvâ - bathing; mat-âkrîde - the place of My pastime; deva-âdîn - the demigods and other worshipable personalities; tarpayet - gratifies; jalaih - with the water (of that lake); uposhya - observing a fast; mâm - Me; smaran - remembering; arcet - performs worship; sarva-pâpaih - from all sinful reactions; pramucyate - he becomes freed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > If one bathes in this place of My pastimes and offers the water of this lake to the demigods and other worshipable personalities, or if one observes a fast and duly worships and remembers Me, he is sure to become free from all sinful reactions.

> > ******

> > TEXT 63

> > dvîpam ramanakam hitvâ

> > hradam etam upâs'ritah

> > yad-bhayât sa suparnas tvâm

> > nâdyân mat-pâda-lân'chitam

> > dvîpam - the great island; ramanakam - named Ramanaka; hitvâ - abandoning; hradam - the small lake; etam - this; upâs'ritah - taken shelter of; yat - of whom; bhayât - because of the fear; sah - that; suparnah - Garuda; tvâm - you; na adyât - will not eat; mat-pâda - with My feet; lân'chitam - marked.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Out of fear of Garuda, you left Ramanaka Island and came to take shelter of this lake. But because you are now marked with My footprints, Garuda will no longer try to eat you.

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> > TEXT 64

> > s'rî-rishir uvâca

> > mukto bhagavatâ râjan

> > krishnenâdbhuta-karmanâ

> > tam pûjayâm âsa mudâ

> > nâga-patnyas' ca sâdaram

> > s'rî-rishih uvâca - the sage (S'ukadeva) said; muktah - freed; bhagavatâ - by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; râjan - O King Parîkchit; krishnena - by Lord Krishna; adbhuta-karmanâ - whose activities are very wonderful; tam - Him; pûjayâm âsa - worshiped; mudâ - with pleasure; nâga - of the serpent; patnyah - the wives; ca - and; sa-âdaram - with reverence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued: My dear King, having been released by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose activities are wonderful, Kâliya joined his wives in worshiping Him with great joy and reverence.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 65 - 67

> > divyâmbara-sran-manibhih

> > parârdhyair api bhûshanaih

> > divya-gandhânulepais' ca

> > mahatyotpala-mâlayâ

> > pûjayitvâ jagan-nâtham

> > prasâdya garuda-dhvajam

> > tatah prîto 'bhyanujn'âtah

> > parikramyâbhivandya tam

> > sa-kalatra-suhrit-putro

> > dvîpam abdher jagâma ha

> > tadaiva sâmrita-jalâ

> > yamunâ nirvishâbhavat

> > anugrahâd bhagavatah

> > krîdâ-mânusha-rûpinah

> > divya - divine; ambara - with clothing; srak - garlands; manibhih - and jewels; para-ardhyaih - most valuable; api - also; bhûshanaih - ornaments; divya - divine; gandha - with scents; anulepaih - and ointments; ca - as well; mahatyâ - fine; utpala - of lotuses; mâlayâ - with a garland;

> > pûjayitvâ - worshiping; jagat- nâtham - the Lord of the universe; prasâdya - satisfying; garuda-dhvajam - Him whose flag is marked with the emblem of Garuda; tatah - then; prîtah - feeling happy; abhyanujn'âtah - given permission to leave; parikramya - circumambulating; abhivandya - offering obeisances; tam - to Him; sa - along with; kalatra - his wives; suhrit - friends; putrah - and children;

> > dvîpam - to the island; abdheh - in the sea; jagâma - he went; ha - indeed; tadâ eva - at that very moment; sa-amrita - nectarean; jalâ - her water; yamunâ - the river Yamunâ; nirvishâ - free from poison; abhavat - she became; anugrahât - by the mercy; bhagavatah - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krîdâ - for pleasure pastimes; mânusha - humanlike; rûpinah - manifesting a form.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kâliya worshiped the Lord of the universe by offering Him fine garments, along with necklaces, jewels and other valuable ornaments, wonderful scents and ointments, and a large garland of lotus flowers. Having thus pleased the Lord, whose flag is marked with the emblem of Garuda, Kâliya felt satisfied. Receiving the Lord's permission to leave, Kâliya circumambulated Him and offered Him obeisances. Then, taking his wives, friends and children, he went to his island in the sea. The very moment Kâliya left, the Yamunâ was immediately restored to her original condition, free from poison and full of nectarean water. This happened by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was manifesting a humanlike form to enjoy His pastimes.

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