Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 31
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
दमनं कालियस्याहेर्महाहेर्नन्दमोक्षणम् । व्रतचर्या तु कन्यानां यत्र तुष्टोऽच्युतो व्रतै: ॥ ३१ ॥ प्रसादो यज्ञपत्नीभ्यो विप्राणां चानुतापनम् । गोवर्धनोद्धारणं च शक्रस्य सुरभेरथ ॥ ३२ ॥ यज्ञाभिषेक: कृष्णस्य स्त्रीभि: क्रीडा च रात्रिषु । शङ्खचूडस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्वधोऽरिष्टस्य केशिन: ॥ ३३ ॥
damanaṁ kāliyasyāher mahāher nanda-mokṣaṇam vrata-caryā tu kanyānāṁ yatra tuṣṭo ’cyuto vrataiḥ
Elaborately recounted are these lilas: the chastisement of the serpent Kāliya; the rescue of Nanda Mahārāja from a great snake; the young gopīs’ austere vows that pleased Acyuta; His mercy to the wives of the brāhmaṇas and the brāhmaṇas’ remorse; the lifting of Govardhana and the worship and abhiṣeka performed by Indra and Surabhi; His nocturnal pastimes with the gopīs; and the slaying of the foolish demons Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa and Keśī.
FAQs
This verse recalls that Lord Kṛṣṇa subdued the serpent Kāliya, establishing His role as the divine protector of His devotees and Vraja.
Śukadeva summarizes major Vraja pastimes together: Kṛṣṇa’s protection (saving Nanda) and His loving reciprocation with devotion (being pleased by the maidens’ vows).
Undertake sincere, disciplined devotional practices (vrata, prayer, service) with purity of intention—Bhāgavatam emphasizes that heartfelt dedication is what truly pleases the Lord.