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श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदा बालकैः सार्धं बलदेवं विना हरिः ।। जगाम यमुनातीरं यत्र कालियमन्दिरम् ।। १ ।। परिपक्वफलं भुक्त्वा यमुनातीरजे वने ।। स्वेच्छामयस्तृट्परीतः पपौ च निर्मलं जलम् ।। २ ।। गोकुलं चारयामास शिशुभिः सह कानने ।। विजहार च तैः सार्द्धं स्थापयामास गोकुलम् ।। ३ ।। क्रीडानिमग्नचित्तोऽयं बालकाश्च मुदाऽन्विताः ।। भुक्त्वा नवतृणं गावो विषतोयं पपुर्मुने ।।४ ।। विषाक्तं च जलं पीत्वा दारुणान्तकचेष्टया ।। ज्वालाभिः कालकूटानां सद्यः प्राणांश्च तत्यजुः ।।५।। दृष्ट्वा मृतं गोसमूहं गोपाश्चिन्ताकुला भिया ।। विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे तमूचुमर्धुसूदनम् ।। ६ ।। ज्ञात्वा सर्वं जगन्नाथो जीवयामास गोकुलम् ।। उत्तस्थुस्तत्क्षणं गावो ददृशुः श्रीहरेर्मुखम् ।।७।। कृष्णः कदम्बमारुह्य यमुनानीरतीरजम् ।। पपात सर्पभवने नागमध्ये नराकृतिः ।। ८ ।। शतहस्तप्रमाणं च जलोत्थानं बभूव ह ।। बाला हर्षं विषादं च मेनिरे तत्र नारद ।। ९ ।। सर्पो नराकृतिं दृष्ट्वा कालियः क्रोधविह्वलः ।। जग्राह श्रीहरिं तूर्णं तप्तलोहं यथा नरः ।। 4.19.१० ।। दग्धकण्ठोदरो नागश्चोद्विग्नो ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। प्राणा यान्त्येवमुक्त्वा च चकारोद्वमनं पुनः ।। ११ ।। भग्नदन्तो रक्तमुखः कृष्णवज्राङ्गचर्वणात् ।। रक्तवक्त्रस्य भगवानुत्तस्थौ मस्तकोपरि ।।१२।। नागो विश्वंभराक्रान्तः स प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमुद्यतः ।। चकार रक्तोद्वमनं पपात मूर्च्छितो मुने ।। १३ ।। दृष्ट्वा तं मूर्छितं नागा रुरुदुः प्रेमविह्वलाः ।। १४ ।। केचित्पलायिता भीताः केचित्प्रविविशुर्बिलम् ।। मरणाभिमुखं कान्तं दृष्ट्वा सा सुरसा सती ।।१५।। नागिनीभिः सह प्रेम्णा रुरोद पुरतो हरेः ।। पुटाञ्जलियुता तूर्णं प्रणम्य श्रीहरिं भिया।। धृत्वा पादारविन्दे च तमुवाच भियाऽऽकुला ।। १६ ।। सुरसोवाच ।। ।। हे जगत्कान्त मे कान्तं देहि मानं च मानद ।। पतिः प्राणाधिकः स्त्रीणां नास्ति बन्धुश्च तत्परः ।। १७ ।। सकलभुवननाथ प्राणनाथं मदीयं न कुरु वधमनन्त प्रेमसिन्धो सुबन्धो ।। अखिलभुवनबन्धो राधिकाप्रेमसिन्धो पतिमिह कुरु दानं मे विधातुर्विधातः ।। १८ ।। त्रिनयनविधिशेषाः षण्मुखश्चास्यसंघैः स्तवनविषयजाड्यात्स्तोतुमीशा न वाणी।। खलु निखिलवेदाःस्तोतुमन्येऽपि देवाः स्तवनविषयशक्ताः सन्ति सन्तस्तवैव ।। १९।। कुमतिरहमधिज्ञा योषितां क्वाधमा वा क्व भुवनगतिरीशश्चक्षुषोऽगोचराऽपि।। विधिहरिहरशेषैः स्तूयमानश्च यस्त्वमतनुमनुजमीशं स्तोतुमिच्छामि तं त्वाम् ।। ।। 4.19.२० ।। स्तवनविषयभीता पार्वती कस्य पद्मा श्रुतिगणजनयित्री स्तोतुमीशा न यं त्वाम् ।। कलिकलुषनिमग्ना वेदवेदाङ्गशास्त्र श्रवणविषयमूढा स्तोतुमिच्छामि किं त्वाम्।।२१।। शयानो रत्नपर्यङ्के रत्नभूषणभूषितः ।। रत्नभूषणभूषाङ्गो राधावक्षसि संस्थितः।। ।। २२ ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः स्मेराननसरोरुहः ।। प्रोद्यत्प्रेमरसाम्भोधौ निमग्नः सततं सुखात् ।।२३ ।। मल्लिकामालतीमालाजालैः शोभितशेखरः ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां गन्धामोदितमानसः ।। २४ ।। पुंस्कोकिलकलध्वानैर्भ्रमरध्वनिसंयुतैः ।। कुसुमेषु विकारेण पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहः ।।२५।। प्रियाप्रदत्तताम्बूलं भुक्तवान्यः सदा मुदा ।। वेदा अशक्ता यं स्तोतुं जडीभूता विचक्षणाः ।। २६।। तमनिर्वचनीयं च किं स्तौमि नागवल्लभा ।। वन्देऽहं त्वत्पदाम्भोजं ब्रह्मेशशेषसेवितम् ।।२७।। लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीदुर्गा जाह्नवी वेदमातृभिः ।। सेवितं सिद्धसंघैश्च मुनीन्द्रैर्मनुभिः सदा ।।२८।। निष्कारणायाखिलकारणाय सर्वेश्वरायापि परात्पराय ।। स्वयंप्रकाशाय परावराय परावराणामधिपाय ते नमः ।। २९ ।। हे कृष्ण हे कृष्ण सुरासुरेश ब्रह्मेश शेषेश प्रजापतीश।। मुनीश मन्वीश चराचरेश सिद्धीश सिद्धेश गणेश पाहि।।4.19.३०।। धर्मेश धर्मीश शुभाशुभेश वेदेश वेदेष्वनिरूपितश्च।। सर्वेश सर्वात्मक सर्वबन्धो जीवीश जीवेश्वर पाहि मत्प्रभुम् ।। ३१ ।। इत्येवं स्तवनं कृत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा ।। विधृत्य चरणाम्भोजं तस्थौ नागेशवल्लभा ।। ३२ ।। नागपत्नीकृतं स्तोत्रं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।। सर्वपापात्प्रमुक्तस्तु यात्यन्ते श्रीहरेः पदम्।।३३।। इह लोके हरेर्भक्तिमन्ते दास्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। लभते पार्षदो भूत्वा सालोक्यादिचतुष्टयम् ।। ३४ ।। नारद उवाच ।। नागपत्नीवचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्सर्वनन्दनः ।। प्रहृष्टोत्फुल्लनयनः किमुवाच हरिः स्वयम् ।। ३९ ।। कथयस्व महाभाग रहस्यं परमाद्भुतम् ।। सूत उवाच ।। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्सर्वदर्शनः ।। ३६ ।। उवाच परमात्मानं मधुवृन्दं पदेपदे ।। नारायण उवाच ।। नागपत्नीवचः श्रुत्वा श्रीकृष्णस्तमुवाच ह ।। ३७ ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतां पादे पतितां भयविह्वलाम् ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ नागेशे वरं वृणु भयं त्यज ।। ३८ ।। गृहाण कान्तं हे मातर्मद्वरादजरामरम् ।। कालिन्दीह्रदमुत्सृज्य स्वकीयं भवनं व्रज ।।३९।। भर्त्रा सगोष्ठ्या सार्द्धं च गच्छ वत्से सुखी भव ।। अद्य प्रभृति नागेशि भूता कन्या च त्वं मम ।। 4.19.४० ।। त्वत्प्राणाधिक एवायं जामाता च न संशयः ।। मत्पादपद्मचिह्नेन गरुडस्त्वत्पतिं शुभे ।। ४१ ।। कृत्वा च स्तवनं भक्त्या प्रणमिष्यति मत्पदम् ।। त्यज त्वं गरुडाद्भीतिं शीघ्रं रमणकं व्रज।।४२।। ह्रदान्निर्गच्छ वत्से त्वं वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम् ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणा ।। ४३ ।। उवाच साश्रुनेत्रा सा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा ।। सुरसोवाच ।। वरं दास्यसि चेदानीं वरदेश्वर मेऽपि च ।। ४४ ।। त्वत्पादाब्जे दृढां भक्तिं निश्चलां दातुमर्हसि ।। मन्मनस्त्वत्पदात्म्भोजे भ्रमतु भ्रमरो यथा ।। ४२।। तव स्मृतर्विस्मृतिर्न कदाऽपि न भविष्यति ।। स्वकान्ते मम सौभाग्यं कान्तोऽयं ज्ञानिनां वरः ।।४६।। इत्येवं प्रार्थनीयं च परिपूर्णं कुरु प्रभो ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा सर्पस्त्री प्रतस्थौ पुरतो हरेः ।।४७।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं ददर्श श्रीहरेर्मुखम्।। लोचनाभ्यां पपौ वक्त्रं निमेषरहितं सती ।। ४८ ।। सर्वाङ्गपुलकोद्भिन्ना सानंदाश्रुपरिप्लुता ।। सुन्दरं बालकं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्नेहं प्रकुर्वती।। ।। ४९ ।। उवाच पुनरेवेदं भक्त्युद्रेकपरिप्लुता ।। न यास्यामि रमणकं तत्र नास्ति प्रयोजनम् ।। 4.19.५० ।। सर्पः करोतु संसारं कुरु मां निजकिङ्करीम् ।। न वाञ्छा मम हे कृष्ण सालोक्यादिचतुष्टये ।।५१।। त्वत्पदाम्भोजसेवायाः कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ।। विना त्वत्पादसेवां च यो वाञ्छति वरान्तरम्।।५२।। भारते दुर्लभं जन्म लब्ध्वाऽसौ वञ्चितः स्वयम्।। नागपत्न्या वचः श्रुत्वा स्मेराननसरोरुहः।।५३।। प्रसन्नमानसः श्रीमानोमित्येवमुवाच ह ।। एतस्मिन्नंतरे दिव्यः सद्रत्नसारनिर्मितः ।। ५४ ।। आजगाम रथस्तूर्णमुद्दीप्तस्तेजसा मुने ।। पार्षदप्रवरैर्युक्तो वस्त्रमालापरिच्छदः ।। ५५ ।। शतचक्रो वायुवेगो मनोयायी मनोहरः ।। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं श्यामलाः श्याम किङ्कराः ।।५६।। प्रणम्य कृष्णं तां नीत्वा जग्मुर्गोलोकमुत्तमम् ।। हरिश्छायां विनिर्माय ददौ सर्पाय तेजसा ।।९७ ।। स च किंचिन्न बुबुधे मोहितो विष्णुमायया।। अवरुह्य सर्पमूर्ध्नः श्रीकृष्णः करुणानिधिः।।५८।। ददौ हस्तं च कृपया शीघ्रं कालियमस्तके ।। संप्राप्य चेतनां सद्यो ददर्श पुरतो हरिम्।।५९।। पुटाञ्जलियुतां साश्रुपूर्णां च सुरसां सतीम् ।। प्रणनाम हरिं सद्यो रुरोद प्रेमविह्वलः ।।4.19.६० ।। भक्त्युद्रेकात्साश्रुनेत्रां पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाम् ।। तूष्णींभूतां च तां दृष्ट्वा समुवाच कृपानिधिः ।। यदीश्वरस्य सततं योग्यायोग्ये समा कृपा ।।६१।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। वरं वृणु त्वं कालीय यस्ते मनसि वर्तते ।।६२।। त्वं मे प्राणाधिको वत्स सुखं तिष्ठ भयं त्यज ।। तस्याहमनुगृह्णाणि योऽतिभक्तो ममांशजः ।।६३।। किंचित्तद्दमनं कृत्वा त्वत्प्रसादं करोम्यहम् ।। त्वद्वंशजातान्सर्पांश्च हन्ति यो मानवाधमः ।। ६४।। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं भविता तस्य निश्चितम् ।। मत्पादपद्मचिह्ने यः करोति दण्डताडनम् ।।५५।। द्विगुणं ब्रह्महत्याया भविता तस्य किल्बिषम्।। लक्ष्मीर्यास्यति तद्गेहाच्छापं दत्त्वा सुदारुणम् ।।६६।। वंशायुर्यशसा हानिर्भविता तस्य निश्चितम् ।। ध्रुवं वर्षशतं कालसूत्रे यास्यति मद्गिरा ।।६७।। त्वत्प्रमाणाः कीटसंघा दंशिष्यन्ति च संततम् ।। भोगान्ते जन्म लब्ध्वा च तन्मृत्युस्तस्य दंशनात् ।। ६८ ।। तस्य वंशोद्भवानां च त्वद्वंशाद्भविता भयम् ।। ये च त्वद्वंशजान्दृष्ट्वा सुपदाङ्कं मदीयकम् ।। ६९ ।। प्रणमिष्यन्ति भक्त्या ते मुच्यन्ते सर्वपातकात् ।। गच्छ शीघ्रं रमणकं त्यज भीतिं खगाधिपात् ।।4.19.७०।। मत्पदाङ्कं मूर्ध्नि दृष्ट्वा त्वां भक्त्या प्रणमिष्यति ।। तव त्वद्वंशजानां च गरुडान्न भयं क्वचित् ।।७१।। सर्वेषां ज्ञातिसर्पाणां वरोऽद्य भव मद्वरात् ।। वरं किं परमं वत्स वाञ्छितं वरयाधुना ।। ७२ ।। भयं त्यक्त्वा कथय मां त्वदीयं दुःखभञ्जनम् ।। श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा कालियः कम्पितो भिया ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतो भूत्वा तमुवाच भुजङ्गमः ।। ७३ ।। कालिय उवाच ।। वरेऽन्यस्मिन्मम विभो वाञ्छा नास्ति वरप्रद ।। ।। ७४ ।। भक्तिं स्मृतिं त्वत्पदाब्जे देहि जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। जन्म ब्रह्मकुले वाऽपि तिर्यग्योनिषु वा समम् ।। ७५ ।। तद्भवेत्सफलं यत्र स्मृतिस्त्वच्चरणाम्बुजे ।। तन्निष्फलः स्वर्गवासो नास्ति चेत्त्वत्पदस्मृतिः ।। ७६ ।। त्वत्पादध्यानयुक्तस्य यत्तत्स्थानं च तत्परम् ।। क्षणं वा कोटिकल्पं वा पुरुषायुः क्षयोऽस्तु वा ।। ७७ ।। यदि त्वत्सेवया याति सफलो निष्कलोऽथवा ।। तेषां चायुर्व्ययो नास्ति ये त्वत्पादाब्जसेवकाः।।७८।। न सन्ति जन्ममरणरोगशोकार्तिभीतयः ।। इन्द्रत्वे वाऽमरत्वे वा ब्रह्मत्वे चातिदुर्लभे।।७९।। वाञ्छा नास्त्येव भक्तानां त्वत्पादसेवनं विना ।। सुजीर्णपटखण्डस्य समं नूतनमेव च ।। 4.19.८० ।। पश्यन्ति भक्ताः किं चान्यत्सालोक्यादिचतुष्टयम् ।। संप्राप्तस्त्वन्मनुर्ब्रह्मन्ननंताद्यावदेव हि ।।८१।। तावत्त्वद्भावनेनैव त्वद्वर्णोऽहमनुग्रहात् ।। मां च भक्तमपक्वं वा विज्ञाय गरुडः स्वयम् ।। ।। ८२ ।। देशाद् दूरं च न्यक्कारं चकार दृढभक्तिमान् ।। भवता च दृढां भक्तिं दत्त्वा मे वरदेश्वर ।।८३।। स च उक्तश्च भक्तोऽहं न मां त्यक्तुं क्षमोऽधुना ।। त्वत्पादपद्मचिह्नाक्तं दृष्ट्वा श्रीमस्तकं मम ।।८४।। सदोषं गुणयुक्तं मां सोऽधुना त्यक्तुमक्षमः ।। ममाराध्याश्च नागेंद्रा न तद्वध्योऽहमीश्वर ।। ८५ ।। भयं न केभ्यः सर्वत्र तमनंतं गुरुं विना ।। यं देवेन्द्राश्च देवाश्च मुनयो मनवो नराः ।। ८६ ।। स्वप्ने ध्यानेन पश्यंति चक्षुषोर्गोचरः स मे ।। भक्तानुरोधात्साकारः कुतस्ते विग्रहो विभो ।। ८७ ।। सगुणत्वं च साकारो निराकारश्च निर्गुणः ।। स्वेच्छामयः सर्वधाम सर्वबीजं सनातनम् ।। ८८ ।। सर्वेषामीश्वरः साक्षी सर्वात्मा सर्वरूपधृक् ।। ब्रह्मेशशेषधर्मेन्द्रा वेदवेदांगपारगाः ।।८९।। स्तोतुं यमीशं ते जाड्याः सर्पः स्तोष्यति तं विभुम् ।। हे नाथ करुणासिंधो दीनबंधो क्षमाधमम् ।। 4.19.९० ।। खलस्वभावादज्ञानात्कृष्ण त्वं चर्वितो मया ।। नास्त्रलक्ष्यो यथाकाशो न दृश्यांतो न लंघ्यकः ।। ९१ ।। न स्पृश्यो हि न चावर्यस्तथा तेजस्त्वमेव च ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा नागेन्द्रः पपात चरणाम्बुजे ।। ९२ ।। ओमित्युक्त्वा हरिस्तुष्टः सर्वं तस्मै वरं ददौ ।। नागराजकृतं स्तोत्रं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।। ९३ ।। तद्वंश्यानां च तस्यैव नागेभ्यो न भयं भवेत् ।। स नागशय्यां कृत्वैव स्वप्तुं शक्तः सदा भुवि ।। ९४ ।। विषपीयूषयोर्भेदो नास्त्येव तस्य भक्षणे ।। नागग्रस्ते नागघाते प्राणान्ते विषभोजनात् ।। ९९ ।। स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रेण सुस्थो भवति मानवः ।। भूर्जे कृत्वा स्तोत्रमिदं कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे करे ।।९६।। बिभर्ति यो भक्तियुक्तो नागेभ्योऽपि न तद्भयम् ।। यत्र गेहे स्तोत्रमिदं नागस्तत्र न तिष्ठति ।। ९७ ।। विषाग्निवज्रभीतिश्च न भवेत्तत्र निश्चितम् ।। इह लोके हरेर्भक्तिं स्मृतिं च सततं लभेत् ।। अन्ते च स्वकुलं पूत्वा दास्यं च लभते ध्रुवम् ।। ९८ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। नागेन्द्राय वरं दत्त्वा पुनस्तं जगदीश्वरः ।। उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं परिणामसुखावहम् ।। ९९ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। गच्छ त्वं च रमणकं यथेन्द्रनगरं परम् ।। ।। 4.19.१०० ।। सार्द्धं स्वगोष्ठ्या नागेन्द्र यमुनाजलवर्त्मना।। श्रुत्वा नागो हरेराज्ञां रुरोद प्रेमविह्वलः ।। १०१ ।। कदा द्रक्ष्यामि त्वत्पादपद्मं नाथेत्युवाच ह ।। प्रणम्य शतकृत्वश्च स्त्रिया गोष्ठ्या सहेश्वरम् ।। १०२ ।। जगाम जलमार्गेण नागेन्द्रो विरहातुरः ।। यमुना ह्रदतोयं च बभूवामृतकल्पकम् ।। १०३ ।। प्रसन्ना जन्तवः सर्वे बभूवुस्तेन नारद ।। गत्वा ददर्श भवनं यथेन्द्रनगरं परम् ।। १०४ ।। आज्ञया च कृपासिन्धोर्निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा ।। तत्र तस्थौ च नागेन्द्रः स्त्रिया पुत्रगणैः सह ।।१०५।। निःशङ्को हर्षयुक्तश्च हरिभावन तत्परः ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं हरेश्चरितमद्भुतम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं परं किं श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। १०६ ।। सूत उवाच ।। महर्षेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदो हर्षविह्वलः ।। ऋषिं पप्रच्छ संदेहं सर्वसंदेहभञ्जनम् ।। १०७ ।। नारद उवाच ।। कथं विहाय कालीयः स्वपूर्वभवनं परम् ।। जगाम यमुनातीरं तन्मे ब्रूहि जगद्गुरो ।। १०८ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। १०९ ।। यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रान्मे मलये सूर्यपर्वणि ।। कृष्णाख्यानप्रसङ्गेन सुप्रभा पश्चिमे तटे ।। 4.19.११० ।। पप्रच्छ धर्मं पुलहः कथितं मुनिसंसदि ।। इदमाख्यानमाश्चर्यमुवाच तं कृपानिधिः ।। १११ ।। तत्र श्रुतं मया विप्र निबोध कथयामि ते ।। शेषाज्ञया नागगणा प्रतिसंवत्सरं भिया ।। ११२ ।। कार्तिकीपूर्णिमायां तु कुर्वन्ति गरुडार्चनम् ।। पुष्पैर्धूपैश्च दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्बलिभिर्मुदा ।। ११३ ।। पुष्करे च महातीर्थे सुस्नाता भक्तिसंयुताः ।। तस्य पूजां च कालीयो न चकारात्यहंकृतः ।। ११४ ।। नागपूजोपकरणं बलाद्भक्षितुमुद्यतः ।। चक्रुर्निवारणं नागा नीतिमूचुर्मदोद्धतम् ।।११५।। न शक्ता वारणे ते चेत्याविर्भूतः खगेश्वरः ।। दृष्ट्वा खगेश्वरं नागाः कालीयप्राणरक्षया ।।११६।। प्राणशक्त्या च युयुधुर्यावत्सूर्योदयं मुने ।। पक्षीन्द्रतेजसा सर्वे समुद्विग्नाः पलायिताः ।। ११७ ।। अनन्तं शरणं जग्मुः सर्वेषामभयप्रदम् ।। पलायनपरान्दृष्ट्वा नागांश्च करुणानिधिः ।। ११८ ।। तत्र तस्थौ च निःशङ्कः कालीयस्तं ददर्श ह ।। स्मृत्वा हरिपदाम्भोजं कालीयो युयुधे मुने ।। ११९ ।।। मुहूर्तं च तयोर्युद्धं बभूवातीव दारुणम् ।। पराजितश्च नागेन्द्रस्तेजसा गरुडस्य च ।। 4.19.१२० ।। भिया पलायनं कृत्वा जगाम यमुना ह्रदम् ।। न तं सौभरिशापेन खगेन्द्रो गन्तुमीश्वरः ।। तत्र तस्थौ भिया नागो जग्मुः पश्चाच्च तद्गणाः ।। १२१ ।। नारद उवाच ।। कथं तु सौभरेः शापो बभूव गरुडाय वै ।। कथं न शक्तो गन्तुं तं ह्रदमीश्वरवाहनः ।। १२२ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च वर्षाणां तत्र सौभरिः ।।१२३।। तपस्तप्त्वा महासिद्धो दध्यौ कृष्णपदाम्बुजम् ।। समीपे ध्यायमानस्य कूले च यमुना जले ।। १२४ ।। गणेन सार्धं निःशंकः करोति भ्रमणं मुदा ।। पुच्छमुत्फाल्य बहुधा परितः परमेच्छया ।। १२५ ।। मुनिं प्रदक्षिणी कृत्य यात्यायाति मुदाऽन्वितः ।। सकुलं सुमहात्मानं दर्शंदर्शं खगाधिपः ।।१२६।। जग्राह चञ्चुना मीनं मुनीन्द्रस्य समीपतः ।। गच्छन्तं तं मीनमुखं ददर्श कोपचक्षुषा ।। १२७ ।। प्रकोपितो मुनेर्दृष्ट्या मीनस्तोये पपात ह ।। तमुवाच मुनीन्द्रश्च पुनरादातुमुद्यतम् ।। मीनश्च गरुडत्रासात्तस्थौ मुनिसमीपतः ।। १२८ ।। सौभरिरुवाच ।। गच्छ दूरं गच्छ दूरं खगेन्द्र मत्समीपतः ।। १२९ ।। का योग्यता मत्पुरस्ते ग्रहीतुं जीवमुल्बणम्।। श्रीकृष्णवाहनं ज्ञात्वा चात्मानं बहु मन्यसे ।।4.19.१३०।। त्वद्विधान्कोटिशः कृष्णः स्रष्टुं शक्तश्च वाहकान् ।। करोमि भस्मसात्तूर्णं त्वां च भ्रूभङ्गलीलया ।। १३१ ।। वाहनं च त्वमीशस्य न वयं तव किंकराः ।। अद्य प्रभृति पक्षीन्द्र यद्यागच्छसि मे ह्रदम् ।। १३२ ।। मदीयशापात्तूर्णं च भस्मसाद्भविता ध्रुवम् ।। मुनीन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रचचाल खगेश्वरः ।। १३३ ।। स्मारंस्मारं कृष्णपादं तं प्रणम्य जगाम ह ।। अद्यप्रभृति विप्रेन्द्र पतगेन्द्रस्य संततम् ।। १३४ ।। ह्रदस्य श्रुतिमात्रेण कम्पो भवति निश्चितम् ।। इतिहासश्च कथितो यः श्रुतो धर्मवक्त्रतः ।। १३५ ।। सरहस्यं श्रुतिसुखं प्रकृतं शृणु मङ्गलम् ।। विज्ञाय सुचिरं बाला नोत्तस्थौ तज्जलाद्धरिः ।। १३६ ।। चक्रुर्विषादं मोहाच्च रुरुदुर्यमुनातटे ।। स्ववक्षोघातनं चक्रुः केचिद्बालाः शुचाऽऽकुलाः ।। १३७ ।। केचिन्निपत्य भूमौ च मूर्च्छां प्रापुहरिं विना ।। ह्रदं प्रवेष्टुं केचिच्च विरहेण समन्विताः।।१३८।। केचिद्गोपालबालाश्च चक्रुश्च तन्निवारणम् ।। कृत्वा विलापं केचिच्च प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यताः ।।१३९।। तेषां केचिज्ज्ञानवन्तो रक्षां चक्रुः प्रयत्नतः ।। केचिदूचुश्च हाहेति कृष्ण कृष्णेति केचन ।। 4.19.१४० ।। केचिद्वक्तुं प्रवृत्तिं च प्रययुर्नन्दसन्निधिम् ।। केचित्संमीलितास्तत्र शोकमोहभयातुराः ।। १४१ ।। इत्यूचुः किं करिष्यामः कुतोऽस्माकं गतो हरिः ।। हे नन्दसूनो हे कृष्ण प्राणेभ्योऽप्यधिकप्रिय ।। १४२ ।। हे बन्धो दर्शनं देहीत्यूचुः प्राणाः प्रयान्ति हि ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे केचिद्बालका नन्दसन्निधिम् ।। १४३ ।। संप्रापुरतिलोलाश्च रुदन्तः शोकविह्वलाः ।। प्रवृत्तिमूचुस्तं शीघ्रं यशोदां मूलतो बलम् ।।१४४।। गोपान्गोपालिकाश्चैव रक्तपङ्कजलोचनाः ।। श्रुत्वा वार्तां च ते सर्वे शीघ्रं जग्मुः शुचाऽन्विताः ।।१४५।। कलिन्दनन्दिनीतीरं रुरुदुर्बालकैर्युताः ।। गत्वा संमीलिताः सर्वे रुरुदुः शोकमूर्च्छिताः।।१४६।। ह्रदं विशन्तीमम्बां तां केचिच्चक्रुर्निवारणम् ।। गोपा गोपालिकाश्चैव जघ्नुरङ्गानि शोकतः ।।१४७।। केचिद्विललपुस्तत्र मूर्च्छां प्रापुश्च केचन ।। ह्रदं विशन्तीं तां राधां वारयामास काचन ।। १४८ ।। मूर्च्छां च प्राप सा शोकान्मृतेव च सरित्तटे ।। विलप्यातिभृशं नन्दो मूर्च्छां प्राप पुनः पुनः ।। १४९ ।। भूयोऽपि रोदनं कृत्वा भूयो मूर्च्छामवाप ह ।। विलपन्तं भृशं नन्दं यशोदां शोककर्शिताम् ।। 4.19.१५० ।। गोपाश्च गोपिकाश्चैव राधिकामतिमूर्च्छिताम् ।। रुदतो बालकान्सर्वान्बालिकाश्च शुचाऽन्विताः ।। सर्वांश्च बोधयामास बलश्च ज्ञानिनां वरः ।। १५१ ।। श्रीबलदेव उवाच ।। गोपा गोपालिका बालाः सर्वे शृणुत मद्वचः ।। १५२ ।। हे नन्द ज्ञानिनां श्रेष्ठ गर्गवाक्यस्मृतिं कुरु ।। जगद्बिभर्तुः शेषस्य संहर्तुः शंकरस्य च ।।१५३।। विधातुः संविधातुश्च भुवि कस्मात्पराजयः ।। परमाणुः परो व्यूहः स्थूलात्स्थूलः परात्परः ।। १५४ ।। विद्यमानोऽप्यविदृश्यः संयोगो योगिनामपि ।। दिशां नास्ति समाहारः स्पृश्यो नाकाश एव च ।। १५५ ।। अपि सर्वेश्वरो बाध्य इत्यूचुः श्रुतयः स्फुटम् ।। नात्मा दृश्यो नास्त्रलक्ष्यो न वध्यो न हि दृश्यकः ।। १५५ ।। नाग्निग्रस्तो न हिंस्यश्चापीदमाध्यात्मिका विदुः ।। विग्रहोऽस्यैव कृष्णस्य भक्तध्यानार्थमेव च ।। १५७ ।। ज्योतिःस्वरूपस्य विभोर्नाद्यन्तमध्यमात्मनः ।। जलप्लुते च ब्रह्माण्डे जलशायी जनार्दनः ।। १५८ ।। यन्नाभिपद्मजो ब्रह्मा तस्येशस्य ह्रदे विपत् ।। मशकश्चेत्क्षमो ग्रस्तुं ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं पितः ।। १५९ ।। न तथाऽपि तदीशं तं ग्रस्तुं सर्पः क्षमो भवेत् ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वमाध्यात्मिकमनुत्तमम् ।। 4.19.१६० ।। निगूढं योगिनां सारं संशयच्छेदकारणम् ।। बलदेववचः श्रुत्वा गर्गवाक्यमनुस्मरन् ।। १६१ ।। तत्याज शोकं नन्दश्च व्रजश्च व्रजयोषितः ।। प्रबोधं मेनिरे सर्वे न यशोदा न राधिका ।। १६२ ।। बन्धुविच्छेदविषये प्रबोधे न स्थितं मनः ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णमुत्पतन्तं जलान्मुने ।। १६३ ।। ददृशुस्तं सुप्रसन्ना व्रजाश्च व्रजयोषितः ।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं सस्मितं सुमनोहरम् ।। १६४ ।। अस्निग्धवस्त्रमस्निग्धमलुप्तचन्दनाञ्जनम् ।। सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। १६५ ।। मयूरपिच्छचूडं च वंशीवदनमच्युतम् ।। यशोदा बालकं दृष्ट्वा कृत्वा वक्षसि सस्मिता ।। १६६ ।। चुचुम्ब वदनाम्भोजं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणा ।। क्रोडे चकार नन्दश्च बलश्च रोहिणी मुदा ।। १६७ ।। निमेषरहिताः सर्वे ददृशुः श्रीमुखं हरेः ।। प्रेमान्धा बालकाः सर्वे चक्रुरालिङ्गनं हरेः ।। १६८ ।। पपुश्चक्षुश्चकोरैश्च मुखचन्द्रं च गोपिकाः ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सहसा काननांतरम् ।। १५९ ।। दावाग्निर्वेष्टयामास तैः सर्वैः सह गोकुलम् ।। दृष्ट्वा शैलप्रमाणाग्निं परितः काननान्तरे ।। 4.19.१७० ।। प्रणाशं मेनिरे सर्वे भयमापुश्च संकटे ।। श्रीकृष्णं तुष्टुवुः सर्वे संपुटाञ्जलयो व्रजाः ।। बाला गोप्यश्च संत्रस्ता भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः ।। १७१ ।। बाला ऊचुः ।। यथा संरक्षितं ब्रह्मन्सर्वापत्स्वेव नः कुलम् ।। ।। १७२ ।। तथा रक्षां कुरु पुनर्दावाग्नेर्मधुसूदन ।। त्वमिष्टदेवताऽस्माकं त्वमेव कुलदेवता ।। १७३ ।। स्रष्टा पाता च संहर्ता जगतां च जगत्पते ।। वह्निर्वा वरुणो वाऽपि चन्द्रो वा सूर्य एव च ।। १७४ ।। यमः कुबेरः पवन ईशानाद्याश्च देवताः ।। ब्रह्मेशशेषधर्मेन्द्रा मुनीन्द्रा मनवः स्मृताः ।। १७५ ।। मानवाश्च तथा दैत्या यक्षराक्षसकिंनराः ।। ये ये चराचराश्चैव सर्वे तव विभूतयः ।। १७६ ।। आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषां च तथेच्छया।। अभयं देहि गोविंद वह्निसंहरणं कुरु ।। १७७ ।। वयं त्वां शरणं यामो रक्ष नः शरणागतान् ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा ते सर्वे तस्थुर्ध्यात्वा पदाम्बुजम् ।। १७८ ।। दूरीभूतस्तु दावाग्निः श्रीकृष्णामृतदृष्टितः ।। दूरीभूते च दावाग्नौ ननृतुस्ते मुदाऽन्विताः ।। १७९ ।। सर्वापदः प्रणश्यन्ति हरिस्मरणमात्रतः ।। इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।। 4.19.१८० ।। वह्नितो न भवेत्तस्य भयं जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। शत्रुग्रस्ते च दावाग्नौ विपत्तौ प्राणसङ्कटे ।। १८१ ।। स्तोत्रमेतत्पठित्वा तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।। शत्रुसैन्यं क्षयं याति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ।। इह लोके हरेर्भक्तिमन्ते दास्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। १८२ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। दावाग्निमोक्षणं कृत्वा तैः सार्द्धं शृणु नारद ।। जगाम श्रीहरिर्गेहं कुबेरभवनोपमम् ।। १८३ ।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं नन्दः परिपूर्णं ददौ मुदा ।। भोजनं कारयामास ज्ञातिवर्गांश्च बान्धवान् ।। १८४ ।। नानाविधं मङ्गलं च हरेर्नामानुकीर्तनम्।। वेदांश्च पाठयामास विप्रद्वारा मुदाऽन्वितः ।। १८५ ।। एवं मुमुदिरे सर्वे वृन्दारण्ये गृहेगृहे ।। श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजध्यानैकतानमानसाः ।।१८६।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं हरेश्चरितमङ्गलम् ।। कलिकिल्बिषकाष्ठानां दहने दहनोपमम् ।।१८७।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्म खण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे कालीयदमनदावाग्निमोक्षणं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ।। १९ ।।

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā bālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ baladevaṃ vinā hariḥ || jagāma yamunātīraṃ yatra kāliyamandiram || 1 || paripakvaphalaṃ bhuktvā yamunātīraje vane || svecchāmayastṛṭparītaḥ papau ca nirmalaṃ jalam || 2 || gokulaṃ cārayāmāsa śiśubhiḥ saha kānane || vijahāra ca taiḥ sārddhaṃ sthāpayāmāsa gokulam || 3 || krīḍānimagnacitto'yaṃ bālakāśca mudā'nvitāḥ || bhuktvā navatṛṇaṃ gāvo viṣatoyaṃ papurmune ||4 || viṣāktaṃ ca jalaṃ pītvā dāruṇāntakaceṣṭayā || jvālābhiḥ kālakūṭānāṃ sadyaḥ prāṇāṃśca tatyajuḥ ||5|| dṛṣṭvā mṛtaṃ gosamūhaṃ gopāścintākulā bhiyā || viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve tamūcumardhusūdanam || 6 || jñātvā sarvaṃ jagannātho jīvayāmāsa gokulam || uttasthustatkṣaṇaṃ gāvo dadṛśuḥ śrīharermukham ||7|| kṛṣṇaḥ kadambamāruhya yamunānīratīrajam || papāta sarpabhavane nāgamadhye narākṛtiḥ || 8 || śatahastapramāṇaṃ ca jalotthānaṃ babhūva ha || bālā harṣaṃ viṣādaṃ ca menire tatra nārada || 9 || sarpo narākṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā kāliyaḥ krodhavihvalaḥ || jagrāha śrīhariṃ tūrṇaṃ taptalohaṃ yathā naraḥ || 4.19.10 || dagdhakaṇṭhodaro nāgaścodvigno brahmatejasā || prāṇā yāntyevamuktvā ca cakārodvamanaṃ punaḥ || 11 || bhagnadanto raktamukhaḥ kṛṣṇavajrāṅgacarvaṇāt || raktavaktrasya bhagavānuttasthau mastakopari ||12|| nāgo viśvaṃbharākrāntaḥ sa prāṇāṃstyaktumudyataḥ || cakāra raktodvamanaṃ papāta mūrcchito mune || 13 || dṛṣṭvā taṃ mūrchitaṃ nāgā ruruduḥ premavihvalāḥ || 14 || kecitpalāyitā bhītāḥ kecitpraviviśurbilam || maraṇābhimukhaṃ kāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā surasā satī ||15|| nāginībhiḥ saha premṇā ruroda purato hareḥ || puṭāñjaliyutā tūrṇaṃ praṇamya śrīhariṃ bhiyā|| dhṛtvā pādāravinde ca tamuvāca bhiyā''kulā || 16 || surasovāca || || he jagatkānta me kāntaṃ dehi mānaṃ ca mānada || patiḥ prāṇādhikaḥ strīṇāṃ nāsti bandhuśca tatparaḥ || 17 || sakalabhuvananātha prāṇanāthaṃ madīyaṃ na kuru vadhamananta premasindho subandho || akhilabhuvanabandho rādhikāpremasindho patimiha kuru dānaṃ me vidhāturvidhātaḥ || 18 || trinayanavidhiśeṣāḥ ṣaṇmukhaścāsyasaṃghaiḥ stavanaviṣayajāḍyātstotumīśā na vāṇī|| khalu nikhilavedāḥstotumanye'pi devāḥ stavanaviṣayaśaktāḥ santi santastavaiva || 19|| kumatirahamadhijñā yoṣitāṃ kvādhamā vā kva bhuvanagatirīśaścakṣuṣo'gocarā'pi|| vidhihariharaśeṣaiḥ stūyamānaśca yastvamatanumanujamīśaṃ stotumicchāmi taṃ tvām || || 4.19.20 || stavanaviṣayabhītā pārvatī kasya padmā śrutigaṇajanayitrī stotumīśā na yaṃ tvām || kalikaluṣanimagnā vedavedāṅgaśāstra śravaṇaviṣayamūḍhā stotumicchāmi kiṃ tvām||21|| śayāno ratnaparyaṅke ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ || ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāṅgo rādhāvakṣasi saṃsthitaḥ|| || 22 || candanokṣitasarvāṅgaḥ smerānanasaroruhaḥ || prodyatpremarasāmbhodhau nimagnaḥ satataṃ sukhāt ||23 || mallikāmālatīmālājālaiḥ śobhitaśekharaḥ || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ gandhāmoditamānasaḥ || 24 || puṃskokilakaladhvānairbhramaradhvanisaṃyutaiḥ || kusumeṣu vikāreṇa pulakāṅkitavigrahaḥ ||25|| priyāpradattatāmbūlaṃ bhuktavānyaḥ sadā mudā || vedā aśaktā yaṃ stotuṃ jaḍībhūtā vicakṣaṇāḥ || 26|| tamanirvacanīyaṃ ca kiṃ staumi nāgavallabhā || vande'haṃ tvatpadāmbhojaṃ brahmeśaśeṣasevitam ||27|| lakṣmīsarasvatīdurgā jāhnavī vedamātṛbhiḥ || sevitaṃ siddhasaṃghaiśca munīndrairmanubhiḥ sadā ||28|| niṣkāraṇāyākhilakāraṇāya sarveśvarāyāpi parātparāya || svayaṃprakāśāya parāvarāya parāvarāṇāmadhipāya te namaḥ || 29 || he kṛṣṇa he kṛṣṇa surāsureśa brahmeśa śeṣeśa prajāpatīśa|| munīśa manvīśa carācareśa siddhīśa siddheśa gaṇeśa pāhi||4.19.30|| dharmeśa dharmīśa śubhāśubheśa vedeśa vedeṣvanirūpitaśca|| sarveśa sarvātmaka sarvabandho jīvīśa jīveśvara pāhi matprabhum || 31 || ityevaṃ stavanaṃ kṛtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharā || vidhṛtya caraṇāmbhojaṃ tasthau nāgeśavallabhā || 32 || nāgapatnīkṛtaṃ stotraṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || sarvapāpātpramuktastu yātyante śrīhareḥ padam||33|| iha loke harerbhaktimante dāsyaṃ labheddhruvam || labhate pārṣado bhūtvā sālokyādicatuṣṭayam || 34 || nārada uvāca || nāgapatnīvacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānsarvanandanaḥ || prahṛṣṭotphullanayanaḥ kimuvāca hariḥ svayam || 39 || kathayasva mahābhāga rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam || sūta uvāca || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānsarvadarśanaḥ || 36 || uvāca paramātmānaṃ madhuvṛndaṃ padepade || nārāyaṇa uvāca || nāgapatnīvacaḥ śrutvā śrīkṛṣṇastamuvāca ha || 37 || puṭāñjaliyutāṃ pāde patitāṃ bhayavihvalām || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha nāgeśe varaṃ vṛṇu bhayaṃ tyaja || 38 || gṛhāṇa kāntaṃ he mātarmadvarādajarāmaram || kālindīhradamutsṛjya svakīyaṃ bhavanaṃ vraja ||39|| bhartrā sagoṣṭhyā sārddhaṃ ca gaccha vatse sukhī bhava || adya prabhṛti nāgeśi bhūtā kanyā ca tvaṃ mama || 4.19.40 || tvatprāṇādhika evāyaṃ jāmātā ca na saṃśayaḥ || matpādapadmacihnena garuḍastvatpatiṃ śubhe || 41 || kṛtvā ca stavanaṃ bhaktyā praṇamiṣyati matpadam || tyaja tvaṃ garuḍādbhītiṃ śīghraṃ ramaṇakaṃ vraja||42|| hradānnirgaccha vatse tvaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam || śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā prasannavadanekṣaṇā || 43 || uvāca sāśrunetrā sā bhaktinamrātmakandharā || surasovāca || varaṃ dāsyasi cedānīṃ varadeśvara me'pi ca || 44 || tvatpādābje dṛḍhāṃ bhaktiṃ niścalāṃ dātumarhasi || manmanastvatpadātmbhoje bhramatu bhramaro yathā || 42|| tava smṛtarvismṛtirna kadā'pi na bhaviṣyati || svakānte mama saubhāgyaṃ kānto'yaṃ jñānināṃ varaḥ ||46|| ityevaṃ prārthanīyaṃ ca paripūrṇaṃ kuru prabho || ityevamuktvā sarpastrī pratasthau purato hareḥ ||47|| śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyaṃ dadarśa śrīharermukham|| locanābhyāṃ papau vaktraṃ nimeṣarahitaṃ satī || 48 || sarvāṅgapulakodbhinnā sānaṃdāśrupariplutā || sundaraṃ bālakaṃ dṛṣṭvā putrasnehaṃ prakurvatī|| || 49 || uvāca punarevedaṃ bhaktyudrekapariplutā || na yāsyāmi ramaṇakaṃ tatra nāsti prayojanam || 4.19.50 || sarpaḥ karotu saṃsāraṃ kuru māṃ nijakiṅkarīm || na vāñchā mama he kṛṣṇa sālokyādicatuṣṭaye ||51|| tvatpadāmbhojasevāyāḥ kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm || vinā tvatpādasevāṃ ca yo vāñchati varāntaram||52|| bhārate durlabhaṃ janma labdhvā'sau vañcitaḥ svayam|| nāgapatnyā vacaḥ śrutvā smerānanasaroruhaḥ||53|| prasannamānasaḥ śrīmānomityevamuvāca ha || etasminnaṃtare divyaḥ sadratnasāranirmitaḥ || 54 || ājagāma rathastūrṇamuddīptastejasā mune || pārṣadapravarairyukto vastramālāparicchadaḥ || 55 || śatacakro vāyuvego manoyāyī manoharaḥ || avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ śyāmalāḥ śyāma kiṅkarāḥ ||56|| praṇamya kṛṣṇaṃ tāṃ nītvā jagmurgolokamuttamam || hariśchāyāṃ vinirmāya dadau sarpāya tejasā ||97 || sa ca kiṃcinna bubudhe mohito viṣṇumāyayā|| avaruhya sarpamūrdhnaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ karuṇānidhiḥ||58|| dadau hastaṃ ca kṛpayā śīghraṃ kāliyamastake || saṃprāpya cetanāṃ sadyo dadarśa purato harim||59|| puṭāñjaliyutāṃ sāśrupūrṇāṃ ca surasāṃ satīm || praṇanāma hariṃ sadyo ruroda premavihvalaḥ ||4.19.60 || bhaktyudrekātsāśrunetrāṃ pulakāṅkitavigrahām || tūṣṇīṃbhūtāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā samuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ || yadīśvarasya satataṃ yogyāyogye samā kṛpā ||61|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || varaṃ vṛṇu tvaṃ kālīya yaste manasi vartate ||62|| tvaṃ me prāṇādhiko vatsa sukhaṃ tiṣṭha bhayaṃ tyaja || tasyāhamanugṛhṇāṇi yo'tibhakto mamāṃśajaḥ ||63|| kiṃcittaddamanaṃ kṛtvā tvatprasādaṃ karomyaham || tvadvaṃśajātānsarpāṃśca hanti yo mānavādhamaḥ || 64|| brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ bhavitā tasya niścitam || matpādapadmacihne yaḥ karoti daṇḍatāḍanam ||55|| dviguṇaṃ brahmahatyāyā bhavitā tasya kilbiṣam|| lakṣmīryāsyati tadgehācchāpaṃ dattvā sudāruṇam ||66|| vaṃśāyuryaśasā hānirbhavitā tasya niścitam || dhruvaṃ varṣaśataṃ kālasūtre yāsyati madgirā ||67|| tvatpramāṇāḥ kīṭasaṃghā daṃśiṣyanti ca saṃtatam || bhogānte janma labdhvā ca tanmṛtyustasya daṃśanāt || 68 || tasya vaṃśodbhavānāṃ ca tvadvaṃśādbhavitā bhayam || ye ca tvadvaṃśajāndṛṣṭvā supadāṅkaṃ madīyakam || 69 || praṇamiṣyanti bhaktyā te mucyante sarvapātakāt || gaccha śīghraṃ ramaṇakaṃ tyaja bhītiṃ khagādhipāt ||4.19.70|| matpadāṅkaṃ mūrdhni dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ bhaktyā praṇamiṣyati || tava tvadvaṃśajānāṃ ca garuḍānna bhayaṃ kvacit ||71|| sarveṣāṃ jñātisarpāṇāṃ varo'dya bhava madvarāt || varaṃ kiṃ paramaṃ vatsa vāñchitaṃ varayādhunā || 72 || bhayaṃ tyaktvā kathaya māṃ tvadīyaṃ duḥkhabhañjanam || śrīkṛṣṇavacanaṃ śrutvā kāliyaḥ kampito bhiyā || puṭāñjaliyuto bhūtvā tamuvāca bhujaṅgamaḥ || 73 || kāliya uvāca || vare'nyasminmama vibho vāñchā nāsti varaprada || || 74 || bhaktiṃ smṛtiṃ tvatpadābje dehi janmani janmani || janma brahmakule vā'pi tiryagyoniṣu vā samam || 75 || tadbhavetsaphalaṃ yatra smṛtistvaccaraṇāmbuje || tanniṣphalaḥ svargavāso nāsti cettvatpadasmṛtiḥ || 76 || tvatpādadhyānayuktasya yattatsthānaṃ ca tatparam || kṣaṇaṃ vā koṭikalpaṃ vā puruṣāyuḥ kṣayo'stu vā || 77 || yadi tvatsevayā yāti saphalo niṣkalo'thavā || teṣāṃ cāyurvyayo nāsti ye tvatpādābjasevakāḥ||78|| na santi janmamaraṇarogaśokārtibhītayaḥ || indratve vā'maratve vā brahmatve cātidurlabhe||79|| vāñchā nāstyeva bhaktānāṃ tvatpādasevanaṃ vinā || sujīrṇapaṭakhaṇḍasya samaṃ nūtanameva ca || 4.19.80 || paśyanti bhaktāḥ kiṃ cānyatsālokyādicatuṣṭayam || saṃprāptastvanmanurbrahmannanaṃtādyāvadeva hi ||81|| tāvattvadbhāvanenaiva tvadvarṇo'hamanugrahāt || māṃ ca bhaktamapakvaṃ vā vijñāya garuḍaḥ svayam || || 82 || deśād dūraṃ ca nyakkāraṃ cakāra dṛḍhabhaktimān || bhavatā ca dṛḍhāṃ bhaktiṃ dattvā me varadeśvara ||83|| sa ca uktaśca bhakto'haṃ na māṃ tyaktuṃ kṣamo'dhunā || tvatpādapadmacihnāktaṃ dṛṣṭvā śrīmastakaṃ mama ||84|| sadoṣaṃ guṇayuktaṃ māṃ so'dhunā tyaktumakṣamaḥ || mamārādhyāśca nāgeṃdrā na tadvadhyo'hamīśvara || 85 || bhayaṃ na kebhyaḥ sarvatra tamanaṃtaṃ guruṃ vinā || yaṃ devendrāśca devāśca munayo manavo narāḥ || 86 || svapne dhyānena paśyaṃti cakṣuṣorgocaraḥ sa me || bhaktānurodhātsākāraḥ kutaste vigraho vibho || 87 || saguṇatvaṃ ca sākāro nirākāraśca nirguṇaḥ || svecchāmayaḥ sarvadhāma sarvabījaṃ sanātanam || 88 || sarveṣāmīśvaraḥ sākṣī sarvātmā sarvarūpadhṛk || brahmeśaśeṣadharmendrā vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ ||89|| stotuṃ yamīśaṃ te jāḍyāḥ sarpaḥ stoṣyati taṃ vibhum || he nātha karuṇāsiṃdho dīnabaṃdho kṣamādhamam || 4.19.90 || khalasvabhāvādajñānātkṛṣṇa tvaṃ carvito mayā || nāstralakṣyo yathākāśo na dṛśyāṃto na laṃghyakaḥ || 91 || na spṛśyo hi na cāvaryastathā tejastvameva ca || ityevamuktvā nāgendraḥ papāta caraṇāmbuje || 92 || omityuktvā haristuṣṭaḥ sarvaṃ tasmai varaṃ dadau || nāgarājakṛtaṃ stotraṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet || 93 || tadvaṃśyānāṃ ca tasyaiva nāgebhyo na bhayaṃ bhavet || sa nāgaśayyāṃ kṛtvaiva svaptuṃ śaktaḥ sadā bhuvi || 94 || viṣapīyūṣayorbhedo nāstyeva tasya bhakṣaṇe || nāgagraste nāgaghāte prāṇānte viṣabhojanāt || 99 || stotrasmaraṇamātreṇa sustho bhavati mānavaḥ || bhūrje kṛtvā stotramidaṃ kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe kare ||96|| bibharti yo bhaktiyukto nāgebhyo'pi na tadbhayam || yatra gehe stotramidaṃ nāgastatra na tiṣṭhati || 97 || viṣāgnivajrabhītiśca na bhavettatra niścitam || iha loke harerbhaktiṃ smṛtiṃ ca satataṃ labhet || ante ca svakulaṃ pūtvā dāsyaṃ ca labhate dhruvam || 98 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || nāgendrāya varaṃ dattvā punastaṃ jagadīśvaraḥ || uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham || 99 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || gaccha tvaṃ ca ramaṇakaṃ yathendranagaraṃ param || || 4.19.100 || sārddhaṃ svagoṣṭhyā nāgendra yamunājalavartmanā|| śrutvā nāgo harerājñāṃ ruroda premavihvalaḥ || 101 || kadā drakṣyāmi tvatpādapadmaṃ nāthetyuvāca ha || praṇamya śatakṛtvaśca striyā goṣṭhyā saheśvaram || 102 || jagāma jalamārgeṇa nāgendro virahāturaḥ || yamunā hradatoyaṃ ca babhūvāmṛtakalpakam || 103 || prasannā jantavaḥ sarve babhūvustena nārada || gatvā dadarśa bhavanaṃ yathendranagaraṃ param || 104 || ājñayā ca kṛpāsindhornirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā || tatra tasthau ca nāgendraḥ striyā putragaṇaiḥ saha ||105|| niḥśaṅko harṣayuktaśca haribhāvana tatparaḥ || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ hareścaritamadbhutam || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ paraṃ kiṃ śrotumicchasi || 106 || sūta uvāca || maharṣervacanaṃ śrutvā nārado harṣavihvalaḥ || ṛṣiṃ papraccha saṃdehaṃ sarvasaṃdehabhañjanam || 107 || nārada uvāca || kathaṃ vihāya kālīyaḥ svapūrvabhavanaṃ param || jagāma yamunātīraṃ tanme brūhi jagadguro || 108 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam || 109 || yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrānme malaye sūryaparvaṇi || kṛṣṇākhyānaprasaṅgena suprabhā paścime taṭe || 4.19.110 || papraccha dharmaṃ pulahaḥ kathitaṃ munisaṃsadi || idamākhyānamāścaryamuvāca taṃ kṛpānidhiḥ || 111 || tatra śrutaṃ mayā vipra nibodha kathayāmi te || śeṣājñayā nāgagaṇā pratisaṃvatsaraṃ bhiyā || 112 || kārtikīpūrṇimāyāṃ tu kurvanti garuḍārcanam || puṣpairdhūpaiśca dīpaiśca naivedyairbalibhirmudā || 113 || puṣkare ca mahātīrthe susnātā bhaktisaṃyutāḥ || tasya pūjāṃ ca kālīyo na cakārātyahaṃkṛtaḥ || 114 || nāgapūjopakaraṇaṃ balādbhakṣitumudyataḥ || cakrurnivāraṇaṃ nāgā nītimūcurmadoddhatam ||115|| na śaktā vāraṇe te cetyāvirbhūtaḥ khageśvaraḥ || dṛṣṭvā khageśvaraṃ nāgāḥ kālīyaprāṇarakṣayā ||116|| prāṇaśaktyā ca yuyudhuryāvatsūryodayaṃ mune || pakṣīndratejasā sarve samudvignāḥ palāyitāḥ || 117 || anantaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmuḥ sarveṣāmabhayapradam || palāyanaparāndṛṣṭvā nāgāṃśca karuṇānidhiḥ || 118 || tatra tasthau ca niḥśaṅkaḥ kālīyastaṃ dadarśa ha || smṛtvā haripadāmbhojaṃ kālīyo yuyudhe mune || 119 ||| muhūrtaṃ ca tayoryuddhaṃ babhūvātīva dāruṇam || parājitaśca nāgendrastejasā garuḍasya ca || 4.19.120 || bhiyā palāyanaṃ kṛtvā jagāma yamunā hradam || na taṃ saubhariśāpena khagendro gantumīśvaraḥ || tatra tasthau bhiyā nāgo jagmuḥ paścācca tadgaṇāḥ || 121 || nārada uvāca || kathaṃ tu saubhareḥ śāpo babhūva garuḍāya vai || kathaṃ na śakto gantuṃ taṃ hradamīśvaravāhanaḥ || 122 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca varṣāṇāṃ tatra saubhariḥ ||123|| tapastaptvā mahāsiddho dadhyau kṛṣṇapadāmbujam || samīpe dhyāyamānasya kūle ca yamunā jale || 124 || gaṇena sārdhaṃ niḥśaṃkaḥ karoti bhramaṇaṃ mudā || pucchamutphālya bahudhā paritaḥ paramecchayā || 125 || muniṃ pradakṣiṇī kṛtya yātyāyāti mudā'nvitaḥ || sakulaṃ sumahātmānaṃ darśaṃdarśaṃ khagādhipaḥ ||126|| jagrāha cañcunā mīnaṃ munīndrasya samīpataḥ || gacchantaṃ taṃ mīnamukhaṃ dadarśa kopacakṣuṣā || 127 || prakopito munerdṛṣṭyā mīnastoye papāta ha || tamuvāca munīndraśca punarādātumudyatam || mīnaśca garuḍatrāsāttasthau munisamīpataḥ || 128 || saubhariruvāca || gaccha dūraṃ gaccha dūraṃ khagendra matsamīpataḥ || 129 || kā yogyatā matpuraste grahītuṃ jīvamulbaṇam|| śrīkṛṣṇavāhanaṃ jñātvā cātmānaṃ bahu manyase ||4.19.130|| tvadvidhānkoṭiśaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sraṣṭuṃ śaktaśca vāhakān || karomi bhasmasāttūrṇaṃ tvāṃ ca bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā || 131 || vāhanaṃ ca tvamīśasya na vayaṃ tava kiṃkarāḥ || adya prabhṛti pakṣīndra yadyāgacchasi me hradam || 132 || madīyaśāpāttūrṇaṃ ca bhasmasādbhavitā dhruvam || munīndrasya vacaḥ śrutvā pracacāla khageśvaraḥ || 133 || smāraṃsmāraṃ kṛṣṇapādaṃ taṃ praṇamya jagāma ha || adyaprabhṛti viprendra patagendrasya saṃtatam || 134 || hradasya śrutimātreṇa kampo bhavati niścitam || itihāsaśca kathito yaḥ śruto dharmavaktrataḥ || 135 || sarahasyaṃ śrutisukhaṃ prakṛtaṃ śṛṇu maṅgalam || vijñāya suciraṃ bālā nottasthau tajjalāddhariḥ || 136 || cakrurviṣādaṃ mohācca ruruduryamunātaṭe || svavakṣoghātanaṃ cakruḥ kecidbālāḥ śucā''kulāḥ || 137 || kecinnipatya bhūmau ca mūrcchāṃ prāpuhariṃ vinā || hradaṃ praveṣṭuṃ kecicca viraheṇa samanvitāḥ||138|| kecidgopālabālāśca cakruśca tannivāraṇam || kṛtvā vilāpaṃ kecicca prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyatāḥ ||139|| teṣāṃ kecijjñānavanto rakṣāṃ cakruḥ prayatnataḥ || kecidūcuśca hāheti kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti kecana || 4.19.140 || kecidvaktuṃ pravṛttiṃ ca prayayurnandasannidhim || kecitsaṃmīlitāstatra śokamohabhayāturāḥ || 141 || ityūcuḥ kiṃ kariṣyāmaḥ kuto'smākaṃ gato hariḥ || he nandasūno he kṛṣṇa prāṇebhyo'pyadhikapriya || 142 || he bandho darśanaṃ dehītyūcuḥ prāṇāḥ prayānti hi || etasminnantare kecidbālakā nandasannidhim || 143 || saṃprāpuratilolāśca rudantaḥ śokavihvalāḥ || pravṛttimūcustaṃ śīghraṃ yaśodāṃ mūlato balam ||144|| gopāngopālikāścaiva raktapaṅkajalocanāḥ || śrutvā vārtāṃ ca te sarve śīghraṃ jagmuḥ śucā'nvitāḥ ||145|| kalindanandinītīraṃ rurudurbālakairyutāḥ || gatvā saṃmīlitāḥ sarve ruruduḥ śokamūrcchitāḥ||146|| hradaṃ viśantīmambāṃ tāṃ keciccakrurnivāraṇam || gopā gopālikāścaiva jaghnuraṅgāni śokataḥ ||147|| kecidvilalapustatra mūrcchāṃ prāpuśca kecana || hradaṃ viśantīṃ tāṃ rādhāṃ vārayāmāsa kācana || 148 || mūrcchāṃ ca prāpa sā śokānmṛteva ca sarittaṭe || vilapyātibhṛśaṃ nando mūrcchāṃ prāpa punaḥ punaḥ || 149 || bhūyo'pi rodanaṃ kṛtvā bhūyo mūrcchāmavāpa ha || vilapantaṃ bhṛśaṃ nandaṃ yaśodāṃ śokakarśitām || 4.19.150 || gopāśca gopikāścaiva rādhikāmatimūrcchitām || rudato bālakānsarvānbālikāśca śucā'nvitāḥ || sarvāṃśca bodhayāmāsa balaśca jñānināṃ varaḥ || 151 || śrībaladeva uvāca || gopā gopālikā bālāḥ sarve śṛṇuta madvacaḥ || 152 || he nanda jñānināṃ śreṣṭha gargavākyasmṛtiṃ kuru || jagadbibhartuḥ śeṣasya saṃhartuḥ śaṃkarasya ca ||153|| vidhātuḥ saṃvidhātuśca bhuvi kasmātparājayaḥ || paramāṇuḥ paro vyūhaḥ sthūlātsthūlaḥ parātparaḥ || 154 || vidyamāno'pyavidṛśyaḥ saṃyogo yogināmapi || diśāṃ nāsti samāhāraḥ spṛśyo nākāśa eva ca || 155 || api sarveśvaro bādhya ityūcuḥ śrutayaḥ sphuṭam || nātmā dṛśyo nāstralakṣyo na vadhyo na hi dṛśyakaḥ || 155 || nāgnigrasto na hiṃsyaścāpīdamādhyātmikā viduḥ || vigraho'syaiva kṛṣṇasya bhaktadhyānārthameva ca || 157 || jyotiḥsvarūpasya vibhornādyantamadhyamātmanaḥ || jalaplute ca brahmāṇḍe jalaśāyī janārdanaḥ || 158 || yannābhipadmajo brahmā tasyeśasya hrade vipat || maśakaścetkṣamo grastuṃ brahmāṇḍamakhilaṃ pitaḥ || 159 || na tathā'pi tadīśaṃ taṃ grastuṃ sarpaḥ kṣamo bhavet || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvamādhyātmikamanuttamam || 4.19.160 || nigūḍhaṃ yogināṃ sāraṃ saṃśayacchedakāraṇam || baladevavacaḥ śrutvā gargavākyamanusmaran || 161 || tatyāja śokaṃ nandaśca vrajaśca vrajayoṣitaḥ || prabodhaṃ menire sarve na yaśodā na rādhikā || 162 || bandhuvicchedaviṣaye prabodhe na sthitaṃ manaḥ || etasminnantare kṛṣṇamutpatantaṃ jalānmune || 163 || dadṛśustaṃ suprasannā vrajāśca vrajayoṣitaḥ || śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyaṃ sasmitaṃ sumanoharam || 164 || asnigdhavastramasnigdhamaluptacandanāñjanam || sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā || 165 || mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca vaṃśīvadanamacyutam || yaśodā bālakaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṛtvā vakṣasi sasmitā || 166 || cucumba vadanāmbhojaṃ prasannavadanekṣaṇā || kroḍe cakāra nandaśca balaśca rohiṇī mudā || 167 || nimeṣarahitāḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ śrīmukhaṃ hareḥ || premāndhā bālakāḥ sarve cakrurāliṅganaṃ hareḥ || 168 || papuścakṣuścakoraiśca mukhacandraṃ ca gopikāḥ || etasminnantare tatra sahasā kānanāṃtaram || 159 || dāvāgnirveṣṭayāmāsa taiḥ sarvaiḥ saha gokulam || dṛṣṭvā śailapramāṇāgniṃ paritaḥ kānanāntare || 4.19.170 || praṇāśaṃ menire sarve bhayamāpuśca saṃkaṭe || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve saṃpuṭāñjalayo vrajāḥ || bālā gopyaśca saṃtrastā bhaktinamrātmakandharāḥ || 171 || bālā ūcuḥ || yathā saṃrakṣitaṃ brahmansarvāpatsveva naḥ kulam || || 172 || tathā rakṣāṃ kuru punardāvāgnermadhusūdana || tvamiṣṭadevatā'smākaṃ tvameva kuladevatā || 173 || sraṣṭā pātā ca saṃhartā jagatāṃ ca jagatpate || vahnirvā varuṇo vā'pi candro vā sūrya eva ca || 174 || yamaḥ kuberaḥ pavana īśānādyāśca devatāḥ || brahmeśaśeṣadharmendrā munīndrā manavaḥ smṛtāḥ || 175 || mānavāśca tathā daityā yakṣarākṣasakiṃnarāḥ || ye ye carācarāścaiva sarve tava vibhūtayaḥ || 176 || āvirbhāvastirobhāvaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca tathecchayā|| abhayaṃ dehi goviṃda vahnisaṃharaṇaṃ kuru || 177 || vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmo rakṣa naḥ śaraṇāgatān || ityevamuktvā te sarve tasthurdhyātvā padāmbujam || 178 || dūrībhūtastu dāvāgniḥ śrīkṛṣṇāmṛtadṛṣṭitaḥ || dūrībhūte ca dāvāgnau nanṛtuste mudā'nvitāḥ || 179 || sarvāpadaḥ praṇaśyanti harismaraṇamātrataḥ || idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet || 4.19.180 || vahnito na bhavettasya bhayaṃ janmani janmani || śatrugraste ca dāvāgnau vipattau prāṇasaṅkaṭe || 181 || stotrametatpaṭhitvā tu mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || śatrusainyaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti sarvatra vijayī bhavet || iha loke harerbhaktimante dāsyaṃ labheddhruvam || 182 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || dāvāgnimokṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā taiḥ sārddhaṃ śṛṇu nārada || jagāma śrīharirgehaṃ kuberabhavanopamam || 183 || brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ nandaḥ paripūrṇaṃ dadau mudā || bhojanaṃ kārayāmāsa jñātivargāṃśca bāndhavān || 184 || nānāvidhaṃ maṅgalaṃ ca harernāmānukīrtanam|| vedāṃśca pāṭhayāmāsa vipradvārā mudā'nvitaḥ || 185 || evaṃ mumudire sarve vṛndāraṇye gṛhegṛhe || śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhojadhyānaikatānamānasāḥ ||186|| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ hareścaritamaṅgalam || kalikilbiṣakāṣṭhānāṃ dahane dahanopamam ||187|| iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanma khaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde kālīyadamanadāvāgnimokṣaṇaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 19 ||

English translation

Killing of Kaliya and consuming of the Narayana said - Once Krsna, without Baladeva, went to the bank of Yamuna together with other cowherd boys where the serpent Kaliya used to live.

Consuming the ripe fruits from the bank of Yamuna, lord Krsna drank the clean water of the river. Krsna together with the cowherds grazed the cows there and after collecting them at one place he started playing. With their minds fully devoted to the sports, all the cowherds kept on playing delightfully. O sage, the cows grazing the forest grass on the bank of the river Yamuna also drank the water of the Yamuna which had been mixed with the snake poison.

The cows drank the poisonous water as a move of destiny, as a result of which all of them lost their lives. All the cowherd boys felt disturbed finding their cows dead and all of them started looking at the face of Hari.

In the meantime, Krsna climbed a tree in human form on the bank of the Yamuna and jumped into the abode of the sages.

O Narada, at that point of time, the water of Yamuna was raised to a hundred feet. Looking at this, the boys felt delighted and at the same time also felt gloomy.

Finding a human there, the Kaliya serpent was extremely annoyed. He at once swallowed Krs na, who was like a burning rod of iron.

But with the divine tejas of the lord Krsna, the throat and the belly of the serpent started burning. In panic he uttered that his life was going to depart from his body. Thus speaking, he vomited out Krsna and all the teeth of the serpent were broken and blood started oozing out of the mouth. Lord Krsna stood on the hood of the serpent who vomited blood.

The weight of lord Krsna was unbearable for the serpent and his life was about to depart from his body. Vomiting blood, he fainted and fell Finding him fainted all the serpents started crying infatuated with the love for Kaliya serpent. Some of them fled in panic while others entered the holes. The chaste Surasa finding her husband to be facing death, came forward with all the female servants and started crying before the lord. She bowed before him with folded hands and holding his feet she said.

Surasa said - O lord of the universe, you are graceful and therefore bestow your grace on me, returning my husband to me. For the women, the husband is dearer to them than their lives; therefore there is nothing before them, except their husbands.

O lord you are beyond measure, the ocean of love and are the lord of the universe; therefore you return my husband to me. You are the friend of the entire universe, you are the ocean of love for Radhika and happen to be Brahma for Brahma. Therefore you return my husband to Siva, Brahma, Sesa and Karttikeya always become dumb-found in an attempt to adore you.

Even Sarasvati is unable to recite your glory. All the Vedas and the gods are unable to recite your glory. Only your devotees are competent enough to offer prayers to you.

I am a foolish woman and that too a female serpent and you happen to be the lord of the universe and are invisible Paramesvara. Brahma, Visnu, ^iva and Sesa always praise you. Such a formless person appearing in human form is quite surprising.

Parvatl, LaksmI, Sarasvati, the creator of the Vedas are hesitant to offer prayers to you, then how can I be able to do so? A foolish woman like me is trying to adore the same lord having no knowledge of the Vedic scriptures. This is beyond understanding; you sleep at the bed of gems, adorned with all the gem-studded ornament. Radha adorned with all the gem- studded ornaments always resides in your heart.

All your limbs are plastered with sandal-paste.

You wear a smile on your face and you always remain engrossed in the ocean of love.

The garlands of jasmine flowers decorate your head; your mind feels pleasant with the fragrance of the Pdrijdta flowers. The sweet voice of cuckoo and hissing sound of the black-wasps infatuate love in your body which remains filled with emotions. You always delightfully consume the betel offered to you by your beloved. You are the one who is beyond the praise of the Vedas and many intellectuals become dumb-found by reciting your glory. How can I, an ordinary female serpent, offer prayer to you. In fact I am only trying to at your lotus-like feet which are served by Brahma, Siva, Se§a, Lak§mT, Durga, Gahga, Sarasvatl, the siddhas, sages and Manu.

Whosoever recites the stotra composed by the spouse of Naga thrice a day, is relieved of all the sins and achieves the abode of the lord I? cfTPi He achieves the devotion of the lord on earth and ultimately achieves the inaccessible slavehood of the lord, besides the four types of You happen to be devoid of cause, the cause of all, the lord of all, beyond everyone, self- illumining, the best and the lord of the best. I bow in reverence at your feet.

I IJOTt t O Krsna, you happen to be the lord of the demons and the gods; you are the lord of Brahma, lord of 5esa, lord of Prajapati and sages besides Manu, moveable and immovable, siddhis, siddhas and lord of the gat^as. You kindly bestow your protection on us.

You are the lord of dharma, the religious minded people, good and bad and the Vedas.

Even the Vedas are unable to project you properly. O lord of all, you happen to be the soul of all, the friend of all, the lord of all the creatures, therefore you protect my husband.

Thus offering prayers to the lord she bowed in reverence to him. She then fell at the lotus-like feet of the lord.

ifgwpr TgTit q H, l 1? i 1 Narada said - On listening to the words of the wife of the serpent, lord Krspa felt delighted and what did he speak to her, you kindly reveal this secret to me.

Sota said - On hearing the words of Narada, Narayana the creator of the universe, spoke in Narayapa said - On bearing the words of the spouse of Naga, lord Kr§na said to her, who was standing there with folded hands feeling panicky at the same time and had fallen on his feet.

Sri Kfsna said - O goddess of the serpents, you get up. Don't be afraid and ask for a boon. O mother, with my boon you will remain ever young and eternal.

Leaving the kunda of Yamuna you go to your abode. O daughter, you move from this place with pleasure together with your husband and the I should become fortunate with my husband who should become an intellectual. O lord, this is my wish and prayer which may kindly be fulfilled by you.

O Naga damsel, from today onwards, you will be my daughter and this male serpent who is dearer to you than your life, would become my son-in-law. There is no doubt about it.

Thus speaking, the spouse of the N^ga stood before the lord. Then she looked at the face of the lord Krsna which was shining like the full O pleasant one, because of the imprints of my foot on the head of the Naga, Garuda shall be no more inimical to him. But shall adore my feet offering prayers; therefore don't be afraid of Garuda and move on to the island of Ramanaka.

O daughter, getting out of this kunda you ask for a desired boon. On hearing the words of lord Krs na, her face and eyes felt delighted and with tears in her eyes and the mind filled with devotion, she Surasa said - O lord, in case you intend to bestow a boon on me than you extend the infallible and deep devotion of your lotus-like feet to me.

My mind should always roam around your lotus-like feet like black-wasps and I should always remain devoted to you and should never forget you.

The chaste lady continued to stare at the beauty of the face of Krsna without winking even for a moment. She felt emotional and the tears started flowing from her eyes. Finding the lord in the form of a beautiful boy, she developed a maternal affection in her mind and overwhelmed with devotion she again spoke.

shall not go to Ramanaka; the place will be of no use for me. Let my husband be the lord of the serpents but you kindly allow me to be your g gisgr Tw I fisiT O Krsna, I am not interested in the four types of salvation like Sdlokya and others because they do not weigh one-sixteenth part of the devotion at your feet.

giosfg gTFgTH;i Having been born in the sacred land of Bharata, the one who instead of being desirous of getting devotion of your feet desires for something else, he remains deprived."

On hearing the words of the wife of NSga, the face of lord Krsna blossomed with a smile. He felt delighted and said, "Be it so". Thus speaking he agreed to her words.

O sage, in the meantime a divine chariot reached there which was decorated with the best of the gems and was illumining with lustre. It had several attendants and was decorated with banners of fine clothes and garlands of flowers, having a hundred wheels; it moved with the speed of the wind or that of the minds. It looked quite pleasant.

Several of the dark-complexioned attendants descended from the chariot and bowing at the feet of lord Krspa took away the wife of the Naga with them and they went to Goloka.

The gods created a shadow Naga woman in her place and substituted her as the wife of the serpent Kaliya. Having been infatuated with the illusion of the lord, the serpent could understand Thereafter, lord Krsna the ocean of mercy, compassionately placed his hand on the hood of the serpent.

With the placing of the hand by Krsna on the head of the serpent, he regained consciousness, he looked with folded hands and tears filled his eyes who looked towards the lord and also looked at the chaste Surasa.

He at once bowed before the lord and started crying infatuated with the devotion for Krsna.

With his mind filled with devotion, the eyes filled with tears, the body getting emotional, he looked at Surasa. Finding him keeping quiet Krs na said. The grace of the lord is showered equally on the competent and incompetent Krsna said - O Kaliya, you ask for a boon.

O son, you are dearer to me than my life and therefore shed fear for life and be comfortable.

Because the one who is bom out of my arhsa and is immensely devoted to me, I am especially kind to him. After suppressing him I bestow my grace on him.

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The inferior person who would kill the snakes of that line, he earns the sin equal to Whosoever will strike the imprint of my foot on your hood, he would earn double the sin of The goddess of riches shall disappear from his house pronouncing a curse on him; besides his race, age and glory will be on the decline.

According to my words he will have to face the sufferings in the kdlasutra hell for a hundred years, the insect of your size would bite him After remaining in the hell, he would be bom on earth and would die of a snake bite. All his generations would always be afraid of the Looking at your progeny with my foot imprinted on the hood, whosoever would bow with devotion, he would be relieved of all the sins. Therefore, you immediately move to Ramanaka and don't be afraid of Gamda, the king of the birds. He would adore you with devotion finding the imprint of my foot on your hood; therefore you yourself and your progeny would never be afraid of Garuda. With the bestowing of the boon by me today, you consider yourself to be the best of all the snakes. O son, you tell me what more boon is needed by you?

You consider myself to be the reliever of your miseries and speak out to me without fear. On hearing the words of Krsna, the serpent Kaliya trembling with fear spoke with folded hands.

fNWtftg gr Tptni;i Kaliya said - O lord, besotwer of boons, 1 am not desirous of any other boon for me but in spite of that if you want to bestow any boon on me, you bestow the devotion of your lotus-like feet; this is my desire. Because one is bom in the race of a Brahmana or as a bird, an animal or all of the them. Only that person is successful who always remains at your lotus-like feet. In case one is averse to the devotion of your feet, then even the stay in the heaven is of no consequence.

The place one achieves by adoring at your feet is the real place and the best of all, whether it is for a moment or for crores of kalpas. When life is spent in adoration at your feet it becomes successful; otherwise it is of no consequence or is useless. Those who serve at your lotus-like feet, their age is never spent and they are relieved of the birth, death, ailment, grief, pain and fear.

Without serving at your feet, your devotees never aspire for the place of Indra, etenialship and the inaccessible place of Brahma. What to speak of anything else, your devotees look at the four types of salvation like Sdlokya and others like the tom garments.

O Brahman, after receiving your mantra from Ananta, I always remained devoted to you. This is the reason why I have earned your grace today. At that point of time Garuda thinking of me to be an immature devotee had denounced me and drove me out but, O bestower of the boon, you have bestowed your deep devotion on me and proved that I am as good a devotee of yours as a Garuda has been. Therefore, it would not be proper for you to disown me. Because of the imprint of your foot on my head and looking at its grace, Garuda would treat me as virtuous in spite of the fact that I have no virtues with me at all. Therefore you need not disown me.

Now Garuda will not trouble me taking me to be your devotee. O lord, they will not kill me any further. I am not afraid of anyone else except Ananta my teacher.

Indra, the gods, the sages, Manu, the humans are not in a position to visualise you even in a dream, but the same lord is standing before me O virtuous one, you have no body, but you appear in a definite form at the request of the devotee. You are full of qualities, having the definite form and at the same time you are without qualities and formless, you move at will, the abode of all, the seed of all, eternal, the lord of all, the witness of all, the soul of all and you take to all the forms.

Even Brahma, ^iva, Sesa, Dharma, Indra and the intellectuals well-versed in the Vedic and post-Vedic literature stand dumb-found while offering prayers, then now an insignificant serpent like me could adore you. O ocean of mercy, you forgive a down-graded person like me, O Krsna, because of my wicked nature and ignorance, 1 chewed you earlier. But as a weapon cannot be aimed at the sky, the end of which is not visible, nor can it be crossed, touched or covered, similar is the case with your lustre.

Thus speaking the king of the serpents felt at the lotus-like feet of the lord. The lord was pleased with him and spoke, "Be it so". Thus he bestowed all the boons on him.

R P H T R f i R ^ H IR W rat R: R^l R RTPRRi ^ 7RR; R3[r The one who recites the stotra composed by the serpents getting up early in the morning, there is no end to his progeny and is never afraid of the serpents. He can sleep on a bed of snakes.

The consuming of poison or nectar will be of no consequence for him. One is relieved of all ailments including the bite of snakes, having been attacked by snakes and consuming the poisonous food leading to death, with the reciting of this stotra.

Narayana said - I am narrating to you an ancient historical story, which was narrated at Malaya mountain on the left bank of Suprabha river by Dharma which leads to lord Krsna. You listen to it. In the assembly of the sages, the sage Pulaha enquired from Dharma and Dharma, the compassionate one, told him the astonishing story. I heard the same from him which I am going to repeat to you.

At the command of the serpent Sesa all the Nagas getting terrified used to adore Garuda on the full moon day of KMika, every year. Once Kaliya after having his bath with devotion at the great sacred place of Puskara, getting arrogant, did not adore Garuda and was about to consume the material meant for the adoration of Garuda, The Nagas prevented him from doing so and spoke to the arrogant one, "We people are unable to prevent you". At that very moment Garuda, the king of the birds, arrived there.

Finding him there all the Nagas fought with Garuda in order to protect the life of Kaliya, which continued till day-break. At last, all of them felt dispirited and upset with the prowess of Garuda fled from the place. All of them reached to take refuge under Ananta who provides protection to all.

After the disappearing of all the Nagas from the place, Kaliya, the compassionate one stood there fearlessly and started staring at Garuda.

O sage, then he started fighting with Garuda reciting the name of Krsna in his mind. The fierce battle continued for a muhurta.

Thereafter the serpent Kaliya was defeated by the prowess of Garuda and in panic, he rushed to the kunda in Yamuna, where Garuda could not reach because of the curse of the sage Saubhari.

then continued to stay there feeling panicky and subsequently all his servants also reached there.

Narada said - How did the sage Saubhari pronounce a curse on Garuda and why had Garuda, the vehicle of lord Visnu, no access to that place.

Narayana said - The sage Saubhari performed tapas for a divine thousand years and became Mahasiddha and was always devoted to the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna close to the place of the meditating sage. Garuda the lord of the birds also used to come and play there fearlessly. With great devotion in his mind Garuda used to take rounds of the sage delightfully daily.

The sage belonged to the pure race and looking at him Garuda the king of the birds caught hold of a fish in his presence. Pressing the fish with the feet by Garuda, the sage looked at him with contempt. Garuda felt trembling at the sight of the sage and the fish was dropped into the water.

Garuda intended to catch it again but the fish getting terrified again went close the sage.

Looking at this the sage spoke.

Saubhari said - ”0 king of the birds, you get away from here and move to another place. How could you be competent to catch the aquatic animal in my presence.

Do you think too much about yourself being the vehicle of Visnu. Lord Krsna is competent enough to create crores of birds like you.

I can reduce you to ashes only with a side- glance. You are no doubt the vehicle of Visnu but we are not your slaves.

O king of the birds, in case you come to my kundla here again, you will surely be reduced to Hearing the words of the sage, Garuda was upset. Resembling the name of Krsna in his heart, he bowed before the sage in reverence and left the place.

O best of the Brahmanas, even today with the mere mention of the name of that kunda, the body of Garuda shivers in panic.

I have narrated to you the event of history which I had heard from the mouth of Dharma; now you listen to the secret about the story of the lord which is pleasant to hear and bestows The boys standing at the bank of river Yamuna thought that "much time has elapsed but lord Krsna has not come out of the waters."

Therefore they felt disturbed and started crying.

Some of the boys overcome with grief started beating their breast; some of them fainted with the separation from the lord and fell down on the ground. Some of them got ready to jump into the same kunda in separation from Krsna but some of the boys forcibly prevented them from doing so. Some of them started lamenting and some of them got ready to end their lives who were prevented from doing so, by the intelligent Some of them cried in terror reciting the name of Krsna. Some of them rushed to Nanda who conveyed the news to him.

Some of them were influenced with grief, love and fear and said, "What should we do now"?

Hari has disappeared.

I fjOTT Tinit^swrisrarfsryi O Nanda, listen, 0 Krspa, you are dearer to us than our lives, O brother, you appear before us without delay, otherwise life is departing out of our body.

In the meantime some of the boys reached Nanda who were crying and getting unstable.

They narrated the entire event to Yasoda and Balabhadra who was seated beside her and also to other cowherds and cowherdesses having red eyes. On hearing this, all were upset with grief and arrived at the bank of Yamuna. They all All the people collecting there started crying ar i fainted. The mother Yasoda was about to jump into the kunda who was prevented from doing so by the people present there. Some of the cowherdesses overcome with grief started beating their limbs, while others started lamenting and some of them fainted.

m Trat WTWTTO gn^i Some of the cowherdesses prevented RSdha from entering in that kuijda but at the bank of the river, Radha got fainted and fell like a log.

On the other hand, Nanda while lamenting fainted again and again. He regained consciousness and fainted again.

Thus lamenting Nanda and Yas'oda besides the grief-stricken cowherds and cowherdesses and the unconscious Radhika, started crying.

Thereafter brilliant Balarama tried to console all the grief-stricken cowherdesses.

Baladeva said - O cowherds, cowherdesses and the boys, all of you should listen to my words. O best of the intellectuals, O Nanda, the best of the intellectuals, you kindly remember the words of the sage Garga. The one who happens to be the support of the serpent Sesa, is the killer of the one who happens to be the destroyer of the universe and Vidhata for Brahma, who can defeat him on earth. He happens to be smaller than the smallest and bigger than the biggest. He is more solid than the best of the solid things and is beyond everyone, he remains invisible as well as visible and is adored by the yogis.

As the directions cannot be collected, the sky cannot be touched, similarly the great lord cannot be controlled by anyone. This has been clearly ordained by the ^rutis. The soul is not visible and is beyond the aim of weapons. He cannot be killed nor can he be seen. The fire is unable to bum him and he cannot be killed. This is what has been ordained by those engaged in spiritual The body of Krsna which is visible is meant for his devotees. The all-pervading lord having lustre has no beginning, end or middle.

At the time when the entire globe is submerged in water, at that point of time, lord Janardana reclines in the waters and BrahmS seated on a lotus emerge out of his navel. How can such a great lord face any difficulty inside a O father, not only this, in case a mosquito I could swallow the entire globe in spite of that a serpent would not be able to swallow Krsna.

Whatever has been stated by me, is the best of spiritualistic talk which is beyond the reach of the yogis, it is quite deep and idealistic and removes the doubts.".

On hearing the words of Baladeva and recalling the words of the sage of GargScarya.

Nanda and all the ladies of the Vraja were freed from grief.

All of them agreed with him but Radha and Yasoda could not be satisfied because the mind does not rest in piece in separation from the near and dear ones.

O sage, in the meantime the humans of Vraja delightfully found Krsna emerging out of the atf l H i 11 His face resembling the full moon of the winter season, wore a smile on his face, his clothes were dry and so was his body. The sandal-paste of the forehead and the collyrium of the eyes were undisturbed.

He was adorned with all the ornaments, had a divine lustre, a peacock feather was adorning his head and the fruit was touching his lips. Finding the boy quite hail and hearty, Yasoda smiled and embraced him and her face and eyes were beaming with delight. She then started kissing the lotus-like feet of lord Kj-sna.

Thereafter Nanda, Balarama and RohinI too took him in their lap and all of them started staring at Hari without winking even for a Thereafter all the boys embraced Krsna with devotion and the cowherdesses started staring at the facial beauty of Krsna.

At that point of time suddenly the forest was surruunded by a terrific fire, the flame of which were raised like a mountain. The danger terrified everyone who thought their end to be nearing.

Then all the people of Vraja, the cowherdesses and cowherds folded their hands with devotion and started offering prayers to Krsna.

The boys said - O Brahman, O Madhusudana, the way you have always protected us from dangers together with our kiths and kins, similarly you protect us from the forest fire.

You happen to be our supreme god and the family god. O lord of the universe, you are the creator of the universe, its protector and the destroyer. The fire, Varuna, the Moon, the Sun, Yama, Kubera, wind-god, Isana and other gods besides Brahma, Vinsu, Siva, Dharma, sages, Manu, humans, demons, Yaksas, Raksasas and Kinnaras besides all the movable and immovable creatures are only your amsas. They all appear and disappear according to your command. O Govinda, you protect us and save us from this fire. All of us have come to take refuge with you.

You protect us since we have taken refuge under Thus speaking the people started meditating upon the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna. At the very nectar-like sight of Krsna the forest fire After the forest fire was extinguished, all of them started rejoicing and dancing. All the dangers disappeared after the reciting of the name of the lord. Whosoever recites this auspicious stotra in the early morning, never meets with any danger from the fire in his life.

He is never surrounded by the enemies or the forest fire or any dangers which all disappear with the reciting of the stotra.

With the reciting of this stotra, the enemy army is destroyed and one becomes victorious.

He achieves the devotion of lord Krsna during this birth and ultimately achieves the slavehood of lord Krsna.

Narayana said - O Narada saving them from the forest fire, Sri Krsna went back to his abode which was like the palace of Kubera.

The delightful Nanda distributed enough of charity to the Brahmanas and also served food to his relatives.

He performed various welfare ceremonies and other religious functions including the reciting of the Vedas by the Brahmanas for the welfare of Thus all the people of Vrndavana started meditating upon the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna with a devoted mind.

I have thus narrated to you the pleasant story of the lord which bums the sins like the fire burning the wood.

calves and the cowherds and hid them Understanding his move, Hari who is all knowledgeable and is the creator of the universe, created the cows, calves and the cowherds with the influence of Yogamaya.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 123206 (2017-09-27T02:46:53Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n998–n1012: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n998/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.