tasya hrade viharato bhuja-daṇḍa-ghūrṇa-

vār-ghoṣam ańga vara-vāraṇa-vikramasya

āśrutya tat sva-sadanābhibhavaḿ nirīkṣya

cakṣuḥ-śravāḥ samasarat tad amṛṣyamāṇaḥ

tasya -- of Him; hrade -- in his lake; viharatah -- who was playing; bhuja-danda -- by His mighty arms; ghurna -- swirled about; vah -- of the water; ghosham -- the resounding; anga -- my dear King; vara-varana -- like a great elephant; vikramasya -- whose prowess; asrutya -- hearing; tat -- that; sva-sadana -- of his own residence; abhibhavam -- the trespassing; nirikshya -- taking note of; cakshuh-sravah -- Kaliya; samasarat -- came forward; tat -- that; amrishyamanah -- being unable to tolerate.


Texto

Krishna began sporting in Kaliya's lake like a lordly elephant -- swirling His mighty arms and making the water resound in various ways. When Kaliya heard these sounds, he understood that someone was trespassing in his lake. The serpent could not tolerate this and immediately came forward.

Significado

According to the acaryas, Lord Krishna was producing wonderful musical sounds within the water simply by splashing His hands and arms.