śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
mukto bhagavatā rājan
kṛṣṇenādbhuta-karmaṇā
taḿ pūjayām āsa mudā
nāga-patnyaś ca sādaram
sri-rishih uvaca -- the sage (Sukadeva) said; muktah -- freed; bhagavata -- by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rajan -- O King Parikshit; krishnena -- by Lord Krishna; adbhuta-karmana -- whose activities are very wonderful; tam -- Him; pujayam asa -- worshiped; muda -- with pleasure; naga -- of the serpent; patnyah -- the wives; ca -- and; sa-adaram -- with reverence.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, having been released by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose activities are wonderful, Kaliya joined his wives in worshiping Him with great joy and reverence.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments as follows on this verse: "The word adbhuta-karmana indicates the Lord's wonderful activities of saving the residents of Vrindavana from Kaliya, saving Kaliya himself from Garuda, and bestowing grace upon both the victims of violence and the committer of that violence." The word krishnena, "by Krishna," indicates that because Kaliya's wives were great devotees of the Lord and offered Him loving affection, Krishna withdrew (karshanam) both Kaliya's offense against the Lord's devotee Garuda and that against the residents of Vrindavana, who were very dear to Him.
