DASAMA SKANDAM
CHAPTER 17 (VOLUME 10)
THE REASONS FOR THE SERPENT KALIYA TO STAY PUT IN RIVER YAMUNA; SHRI KRISHNA PROTECTING THE INHABITANTS OF VRINDAVANA FROM THE FOREST FIRE.
PREFACE
What has been described as Kaliya Mardana in the previous Chapter 16, has a relevance to the past as well as the present and the future. The previous chapter concludes that Lord Krishna drives out the poisonous serpent Kaliya from the pool of waters of the Yamuna river to the far away island known as Ramanaka in the ocean.
King pareekshit asks the reasons as to why the serpent Kaliya had to come and stay in the Yamuna river at all. The details are mentioned in this chapter very elaborately. If one reflects each and every stage of explanation, very many philosophical and knowledgeable perceptions shall reflect in one's mind. That apart, the concluding part of forest fire and saving all the inhabitants from them by just swallowing it by Shri Krishna also needs to be reflected upon from various angles. In the pursuit of truth, these incidences are once again some more stepping stones through the thread of Srimad Bhagavatam. The answers to these are available for those who inquisitively pursue these threads ardently.
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