Shloka 66
Kāliya-damana: Kṛṣṇa Subdues the Serpent and Purifies the Yamunā
दिव्याम्बरस्रङ्मणिभि: परार्ध्यैरपि भूषणै: । दिव्यगन्धानुलेपैश्च महत्योत्पलमालया ॥ ६५ ॥ पूजयित्वा जगन्नाथं प्रसाद्य गरुडध्वजम् । तत: प्रीतोऽभ्यनुज्ञात: परिक्रम्याभिवन्द्य तम् ॥ ६६ ॥ सकलत्रसुहृत्पुत्रो द्वीपमब्धेर्जगाम ह । तदैव सामृतजला यमुना निर्विषाभवत् । अनुग्रहाद् भगवत: क्रीडामानुषरूपिण: ॥ ६७ ॥
divyāmbara-sraṅ-maṇibhiḥ parārdhyair api bhūṣaṇaiḥ divya-gandhānulepaiś ca mahatyotpala-mālayā
カーリヤは、天上の衣、首飾り、宝珠と無比の装身具、芳香と香油、そして大きな蓮華の花輪を捧げて、宇宙の主ジャガンナータ、ガルダの印を旗に掲げる主を礼拝した。主を喜ばせて満ち足り、去る許しを得ると、主を右繞して礼拝し、妻子や友とともに海の島へ帰って行った。カーリヤが去ったその瞬間、ヤムナーはただちに本来の姿に戻り、毒は消え、甘露の水に満ちた。これは、リーラーを楽しまんがため人の姿を現された至上主の慈恩によって起こったのである。
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has commented extensively on this verse. To explain the word maṇibhiḥ — “(Kāliya worshiped the Lord) with jewels” — the ācārya has quoted from the Śrī Rādhā-kṛṣṇa-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, by Rūpa Gosvāmī, as follows:
FAQs
This verse lists divine garments, garlands, jewels, priceless ornaments, fragrant unguents, and a great lotus garland as offerings in worship of the Lord.
Kṛṣṇa is praised and worshiped as Jagannātha (Lord of the universe) and as Garuḍa-dhvaja, a name of the Supreme Lord associated with Garuḍa.
It highlights offering one’s best—cleanliness, beauty, fragrance, and heartfelt care—as an expression of reverence and love in daily worship.