tat -- of Him, Lord Krishna; prathyamana -- expanding; vapusha -- by the transcendental body; vyathita -- pained; atma -- his own; bhogah -- serpent body; tyaktva -- giving Him up; unnamayya -- raising high; kupitah -- angered; sva-phanan -- his hoods; bhujanga -- the serpent; tasthau -- stood still; svasan -- breathing heavily; svasana-randhra -- his nostrils; visha-ambarisha -- like two vessels for cooking poison; stabdha -- fixed; ikshana -- his eyes; ulmuka -- like firebrands; mukhah -- his face; harim -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ikshamanah -- observing.

His coils tormented by the expanding body of the Lord, Kaliya 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.