SB 10.17.4
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
viṣa-vīrya-madāviṣṭaḥ
kādraveyas tu kāliyaḥ
kadarthī-kṛtya garuḍaṁ
svayaṁ taṁ bubhuje balim
SYNONYMS
viṣa—because of his poison; vīrya—and his strength; mada—in intoxication; āviṣṭaḥ—absorbed; kādraveyaḥ—the son of Kadru; tu—on the other hand; kāliyaḥ—Kāliya; kadarthī-kṛtya—disregarding; garuḍam—Garuḍa; svayam—himself; tam—that; bubhuje—ate; balim—the offering.
TRANSLATION
Although all the other serpents were dutifully making offerings to Garuḍa, one serpent—the arrogant Kāliya, son of Kadru—would eat all these offerings before Garuḍa could claim them. Thus Kāliya directly defied the carrier of Lord Viṣṇu.