Narayaneeyam Dashakam 54
Narayaneeyam Dasakam 54 - Kaaliya - visha - baadhitaanaam Go - Gopaanaam ujjeevanam (Kaaliya takes refuge in the Yamuna) Click here to listen to Dashakam 54 Earlier, Garuda used to eat snakes. All the snakes agreed with Garuda that every month, a snake would be offered as a sacrifice to Garuda at the foot of a particular tree on the new moon day. All snakes used to offer Garuda their share of the sacrifice. Garuda was highly pleased with this arrangement. But the serpent Kaliya, son of Kadru, was very proud of his strength. Therefore, he did not offer anything to Garuda but took the offerings made by others. Garuda was enraged and attacked him. Kaliya was overpowered in the fight. He sought shelter in a deep pool of water in the Yamuna. Long, long ago, Garuda caught a fish in that pool of water and was about to eat it. Rishi Soubhari said, "O Garuda! Do not eat this fish." Garuda did not pay any attention to the words of the Rishi. The grief of the other fishes touched the...