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SB 10.17.4

Devanāgarī

विषवीर्यमदाविष्ट: काद्रवेयस्तु कालिय: । कदर्थीकृत्य गरुडं स्वयं तं बुभुजे बलिम् ॥ ४ ॥

Text

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.

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