Kaliya and Krishna: Dance on the Head of a Serpent

Every day Krishna used to go with his boyfriends to the bank of the Amuna and tend the cows. But recently the river has become dangerous. The huge snake Kaliya was at the bottom of it. Krishna! Balarama! We die!

Help us! Water is poisoned! When Lord Krishna saw the effect of the great serpent's poison, he immediately climbed up into a big kadamba tree on the bank of the Yamuna and fearlessly jumped to the deepest place of the river. He made loud sound which the great black serpent Kaliya could hear out. Oh, no, no! Therefore, he immediately came before Krishna with all his uncountable heads.

But in spite of Krishna's beautiful features, Kaliya felt great anger within himself, and thus he grabbed Krishna with his mighty claws. Somebody please help my Krishna! When Krishna saw that his mother and father, the boys and the cows, were just at the point of death, Krishna immediately freed himself. Seeing Kṛṣṇa in the course of the serpent, their affectionate cowherd boys and other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana immediately became stunned out of fear. Kaliya looked for an opportunity to bite him, but Kṛṣṇa moved around.

Eventually, Kṛṣṇa began to dance upon the hooves of the serpent, although they were moving two and four. So gradually, Kaliya was reduced to struggling for his very life. Snake Kaliya was completely fatigued and broken by dance of Krishna. And then he has pleaded for mercy. Who are you? What's the new rule?

Personally, the wise of the serpent realized that Krishna is the supreme personality of Godhead. Oh dear Lord, you are the absolute truth. There is no difference between your mercy and your punishment. We are simply astonished to see that our husband is so fortunate as to have the dust of your lotus feet on his head. Satisfied, Krishna has forgiven the snake. Kaliya, you must immediately leave this place and go to the ocean.

Don't pollute the waters of the Yamuna. Immediately after hearing his order, the snake and his wives left the river and went to the ocean. Krishna, you are alive! I was so frightened for you, my son. Since that day, the cows of Lord grazed on the bank of the Amun river without fear.