sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat-
pÄda-sparÅ›a-hatÄÅ›ubhaḥ
bheje sarpa-vapur hitvÄ
rÅ«paá¹ vidyÄdharÄrcitam

 saḥ - he (the serpent); vai - indeed; bhagavataḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa; Å›rÄ«mat-pÄda-sparÅ›a - by the touch of the lotus feet; hata-aÅ›ubhaḥ - relieved from all reactions of sinful life; bheje - achieved; sarpa-vapuḥ - the body of a snake; hitvÄ - giving up; rÅ«pam - beauty; vidyÄdhara-arcitam - suitable for a person of VidyÄdhara-loka.


Text

“ ‘Being touched by the lotus feet of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa, that serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Thus the serpent gave up his body and assumed the body of a beautiful VidyÄdhara demigod.’ â€

Purport

This is a quotation from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.34.9). The inhabitants of Vá¹›ndÄvana, under the leadership of Nanda MahÄrÄja, once went to the bank of the SarasvatÄ« on a pilgrimage. Nanda MahÄrÄja was fasting, and he lay down near the forest. At that time a serpent, who was formerly cursed by Āṅgirasa Ṛṣi, appeared. This serpent had formerly been named SudarÅ›ana, and he had belonged to the VidyÄdhara planet. However, because he joked with the ṛṣi, he was condemned to take on the body of a big snake. When this serpent attacked Nanda MahÄrÄja, Nanda MahÄrÄja began to call, “Kṛṣṇa! Help!†Kṛṣṇa immediately appeared and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet. Due to being touched by the Lord’s lotus feet, the serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Being freed, he again assumed his original form of SudarÅ›ana, the VidyÄdhara.