DASAMA SKANDAM

CHAPTER 16 (VOLUME 10)

KALIYA MARDANAM - TRAMPLING ON THE SERPENT KALIYA'S HEAD BY LORD KRISHNA; THE PRAYERS OF THE WIVES OF KALIYA TO LORD KRISHNA; KALIYA MOVING AWAY WITH HIS FAMILY TO RAMANAKA ISLAND.

PREFACE

The introduction by Shri Sukha to King Pareekshit right in the beginning (Stanza 1) is very beautiful:

" Upon seeing the polluted river Yamuna (Kalindi) because of the serpent Kaliya, the all powerful Shri Krishna drove out that serpent from there with the intention of keeping that river pure."

The cause of pollution has to be removed in order to keep the environment pure. This is true of our own minds. When they get polluted it is the cause which has to be removed. Thus, the Kaliya Mardan is just not a story but it contains very many philosophical and spiritual contents.

The praises by the wives of Kaliya and their presentation before Lord Krishna are very superb. They are dealt with in detail.

Kaliya serpent also presents to Lord Krishna the reality about creations and the nature of the living beings, as they are seen, because of the intrinsic nature within them.

Therefore, while reading this chapter, one should keep in mind that it is not a mere description of some events happened in Vrindavana on the waters of Yamuna, but as a great message and lesson to those who seek truth and those who want to understand the immense powers of the Supreme Being.

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