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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.31
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 31
- vipannān viṣa-pānena
- nigṛhya bhujagādhipam
- utthāpyāpāyayad gāvas
- tat toyaṁ prakṛti-sthitam
vipannānperplexed in great difficulties — perplexed in great difficulties; viṣaby drinking poison-pānenaby drinking poison — by drinking poison; nigṛhyasubduing — subduing; bhujagathe chief of the reptiles-adhipamthe chief of the reptiles — the chief of the reptiles; utthāpyaafter coming out — after coming out; apāyayatcaused to drink — caused to drink; gāvaḥthe cows — the cows; tatthat — that; toyamwater — water; prakṛtinatural — natural; sthitamsituated — situated.
The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana were perplexed by great difficulties because a certain portion of the Yamunā was poisoned by the chief of the reptiles [Kāliya]. The Lord chastised the snake-king within the water and drove him away, and after coming out of the river, He caused the cows to drink the water and proved that the water was again in its natural state.