Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25


Sanskrit:

तं जिह्वया द्विशिखया परिलेलिहानंद्वे सृक्‍वणी ह्यतिकरालविषाग्निद‍ृष्टिम् ।क्रीडन्नमुं परिससार यथा खगेन्द्रोबभ्राम सोऽप्यवसरं प्रसमीक्षमाण: ॥ २५ ॥

ITRANS:

taṁ jihvayā dvi-śikhayā parilelihānaṁdve sṛkvaṇī hy ati-karāla-viṣāgni-dṛṣṭimkrīḍann amuṁ parisasāra yathā khagendrobabhrāma so ’py avasaraṁ prasamīkṣamāṇaḥ

Translation:

Again and again Kāliya licked his lips with his bifurcated tongues as He stared at Kṛṣṇa with a glance full of terrible, poisonous fire. But Kṛṣṇa playfully circled around him, just as Garuḍa would play with a snake. In response, Kāliya also moved about, looking for an opportunity to bite the Lord.

Purport:

Lord Kṛṣṇa moved around the serpent so skillfully that Kāliya could find no opportunity to bite Him. Thus the snake was defeated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental agility.