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SB 10.17.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीराजोवाच नागालयं रमणकं कथं तत्याज कालिय: । कृतं किं वा सुपर्णस्य तेनैकेनासमञ्जसम् ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-rājovāca nāgālayaṁ ramaṇakaṁ kathaṁ tatyāja kāliyaḥ kṛtaṁ kiṁ vā suparṇasya tenaikenāsamañjasam

Synonyms

śrī-rājāuvāca—the King said;nāga—of the serpents;ālayam—the residence;ramaṇakam—the island named Ramaṇaka;katham—why;tatyāja—gave up;kāliyaḥ—Kāliya;kṛtam—was made;kimvā—and why;suparṇasya—of Garuḍa;tena—with him, Kāliya;ekena—alone;asamañjasam—enmity.

Translation

[Having thus heard how Lord Kṛṣṇa chastised Kāliya,] King Parīkṣit inquired: Why did Kāliya leave Ramaṇaka Island, the abode of the serpents, and why did Garuḍa become so antagonistic toward him alone?

Chapter 17SB 10.17.2