Narayaneeyam Dashakam 55
Narayaneeyam Dasakam 55 - Kaaliya Nardanam (Krishna's Dance on Kaaliya) Click here to listen to Dashakam 55 Lord Krishna noticed that the most venomous snake had made the Yamuna's water poisonous. He wanted to expel the serpent from the river to purify the water. Sri Krishna tightened His belt, climbed a tall Kadamba tree, and jumped into the pool. The serpent fiercely attacked Krishna and stung Him in His vital parts. It completely enclosed Him in its coils. The cows wept, and the Gopa boys became senseless. Nanda and the other Gopas came out in search of Krishna. They saw Him in the grasp of the powerful serpent and wept bitterly. Krishna released Himself from the clutches of the serpent. He began to sport with it. He got upon its hoods and danced upon them. It had one thousand hoods, one hundred being the chief. Kaliya looked for an opportunity to bite Him, but Krishna moved around him. Subduing Kaliya Krishna immediately pressed down the serpent’s hoods and jumped up on...