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.

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.