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[Having thus heard how Lord Kṛṣṇa chastised Kāliya,] King Parīkṣit inquired: Why did Kāliya leave Ramaṇaka Island, the abode of …

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: To avoid being eaten by Garuḍa, the serpents had previously made an arrangement with him whereby they …

Although all the other serpents were dutifully making offerings to Garuḍa, one serpent — the arrogant Kāliya, son of Kadru …

O King, the greatly powerful Garuḍa, who is very dear to the Supreme Lord, became angry when he heard of …

As Garuḍa swiftly fell upon him, Kāliya, who had the weapon of poison, raised his numerous heads to counterattack. Showing …

The angry son of Tārkṣya moved with overwhelming speed in repelling Kāliya’s attack. That terribly powerful carrier of Lord Madhusūdana …

Beaten by Garuḍa’s wing, Kāliya was extremely distraught, and thus he took shelter of a lake adjoining the river Yamunā. …

In that very lake Garuḍa had once desired to eat a fish — fish being, after all, his normal food. …

Seeing how the unfortunate fish in that lake had become most unhappy at the death of their leader, Saubhari uttered …

If Garuḍa ever again enters this lake and eats the fish here, he will immediately lose his life. What I …

Of all the serpents, only Kāliya came to know of this affair, and in fear of Garuḍa he took up …

[Resuming his description of Kṛṣṇa’s chastisement of Kāliya, Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Kṛṣṇa rose up out of the lake wearing divine …

Having regained their vital functions, Yaśodā, Rohiṇī, Nanda and all the other cowherd women and men went up to Kṛṣṇa. …

Lord Balarāma embraced His infallible brother and laughed, knowing well the extent of Kṛṣṇa’s potency. Out of great feelings of …

All the respectable brāhmaṇas, together with their wives, came forward to greet Nanda Mahārāja. They said to him, “Your son …

The brāhmaṇas then advised Nanda Mahārāja, “To assure that your son Kṛṣṇa will always be free from danger, you should …

The greatly fortunate mother Yaśodā, having lost her son and then regained Him, placed Him on her lap. That chaste …

O best of kings [Parīkṣit], because the residents of Vṛndāvana were feeling very weak from hunger, thirst and fatigue, they …

During the night, while all the people of Vṛndāvana were asleep, a great fire blazed up within the dry summer …

Then the residents of Vṛndāvana woke up, extremely disturbed by the great fire threatening to burn them. Thus they took …