Shloka 65
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
Kāliya menyembah Jagannātha, Tuhan alam semesta, dengan mempersembahkan pakaian indah, kalungan, permata dan perhiasan yang amat berharga, wangian serta sapuan suci, dan kalungan bunga teratai yang besar. Setelah menyenangkan Bhagavān yang panjinya bertanda Garuḍa, Kāliya pun berasa puas. Setelah mendapat izin untuk pergi, dia mengelilingi Tuhan dan bersujud, lalu membawa isteri, sahabat dan anak-anaknya kembali ke pulaunya di lautan. Saat Kāliya pergi, Sungai Yamunā serta-merta pulih: bebas racun dan penuh air laksana nektar—semuanya oleh rahmat Keperibadian Tertinggi yang menzahirkan rupa manusia demi lila-Nya.
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 describes devotional worship of Śrī Kṛṣṇa through beautiful offerings—garments, garlands, jewels, ornaments, and fragrant unguents—expressing reverence and loving service.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is worshiped as the supreme Lord, honored with divine items as an expression of gratitude and surrender following His līlā of subduing Kāliya.
Offer what is pure and beautiful—time, attention, cleanliness, fragrance, flowers, and heartfelt prayer—remembering that sincerity and devotion are the essence of worship.