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
Diceritakan dengan rinci: penaklukan ular Kāliya; pembebasan Nanda Mahārāja dari ular besar; tapa-vrata para gopī muda yang menyenangkan Acyuta; belas kasih-Nya kepada para istri brāhmaṇa dan penyesalan para brāhmaṇa; pengangkatan Govardhana lalu pemujaan serta abhiṣeka oleh Indra dan sapi Surabhi; lila malam bersama para gopī; serta pembunuhan Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa, dan Keśī yang dungu.
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.