tam -- him, Kaliya; jihvaya -- with his tongue; dvi-sikhaya -- having two points; parilelihanam -- repeatedly licking; dve -- his two; srikvani -- lips; hi -- indeed; ati-karala -- most terrible; visha-agni -- full of poisonous fire; drishtim -- whose glance; kridan -- playing; amum -- him; parisasara -- moved around; yatha -- just as; khaga-indrah -- the king of birds, Garuda; babhrama -- wandered around; sah -- Kaliya; api -- also; avasaram -- the opportunity (to strike); prasamikshamanah -- carefully looking for.

Again and again Kaliya 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, Kaliya also moved about, looking for an opportunity to bite the Lord.