kasyÄnubhÄvo 'sya na deva vidmahe
tavÄá¹…ghri-reṇu-sparaÅ›ÄdhikÄraḥ
yad-vÄñchayÄ Å›rÄ«r lalanÄcarat tapo
vihÄya kÄmÄn su-ciraá¹ dhá¹›ta-vratÄ
kasya - of what; anubhÄvaḥ - a result; asya - of the serpent (KÄliya); na - not; deva - my Lord; vidmahe - we know; tava aá¹…ghri - of Your lotus feet; reṇu - of the dust; sparaÅ›a - for touching; adhikÄraḥ - qualification; yat - which; vÄñchayÄ - by desiring; Å›rīḥ - the goddess of fortune; lalanÄ - the topmost woman; acarat - performed; tapaḥ - austerity; vihÄya - giving up; kÄmÄn - all desires; su-ciram - for a long time; dhá¹›ta - a law upheld; vratÄ - as a vow.
This verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.16.36) was spoken by the wives of the KÄliya serpent.