There the Kali serpent stung all the cows, calves and the gopa boys and they all fell down dead
Seeing this Balram said to Krishna, “Run away, all your army of the boys has been killed by the snake.”204.
DOHRA
Krishna looked towards all with his graceful glance and all the cows and gopa boys came back to life instantly.205.
All got up and toughed his feet, saying, “O Giver of life to us! none is greater than you.”206
DOHRA
Krishna held consultations with the gopa boys that the tyrant Naga (Kali) lives in that tank and it should be ejected.”207.
SWAYYA
Ascending the Kadamb-tree, Krishna jumped in the tank from its height
He did not fear even a little and moved patiently
The water arose to sevenfold height of man and from that, the Naga appeared but Krishna even then was not frightened at all
When the Naga saw a man riding upon him, he began to fight.208.
He intertwined Krishna, who in great furyu, chopped its body
The grasp of the snake on Krishna loosened, but the viewers held great fear in their hearts
The ladies of the Braja village started moving towards that side pulling their hair and carding their heads,
But Nand reprimanded them saying, “Do not weep, O people! Krishna will return only on killing him.”209.
Intertwining Krishna, that huge snake began to hiss in great rage
The serpent was hissing like a moneylender sighing on the loss of his cash-box
That snake was breathing like a resounding drum or his voice was like that of a great whirlpool in water.210.
The boys of Braja were seeing all this in wonder and catching the arms of one another, they were thinking that Krishna should kill the snake in any way
All the men and women of Braja were seeing this wonderful spectacle and on this side black snake was biting Krishna like a person eating his food with relish.211.
When Yashoda also began to weep, her friends consoled her saying, “Don’t be anxious at all, Krishna has killed demons like Tranavrata, Baki and Bakasura etc. Krishna is extremely powerful
“He will come back after killing the snake,” on the other side, Krishna destroyed all the hoods of that snake with his power.212.
Speech of the poet:
Swayya
Seeing all his people in great distress, standing on the bank,
Krishna got his body released from the entanglement of the snake, seeing this that dreadful snake got furious
He again spread his hood, came running inn front of Krishna
Krishna, saving himself from the ambush, jumped and stood with his feet on the forehead of the serpent.213.
Ascending on the head of that snake, Krishna began to jump and the currents of the hot blood began to flow from the head (of the serpent)
When that serpent was about to breathe his last, all the luster of his being ended
Then Krishna dragged the serpent to the bank of the river with his power
That Naga was pulled towards the bank and on tying ropes from all the four sides, he was dragged out.214.
Speech of the wife of the serpent Kali:
SWAYYA
Then the wives of the snake, while weeping, said, with folded hands, “O Lord! grant us the boon of the protection of this snake
“O Lord! if you give ambrosia to us, we adopt the same and if you give the poison, that also is adopted by us
There is no fault of our husband in this,” saying this much they bowed their heads.215.