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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhva-lilā Ch 25
SYNONYMS
saḥ —he (the serpent);  vai —indeed;  bhagavataḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa;  śrīmat-pāda-sparśa —by the touch of the lotus feet;  hata-aśubhaḥ —relieved from all reactions of sinful life;  bheje —achieved;  sarpa-vapuḥ —the body of a snake;  hitvā —giving up;  rūpam —beauty;  vidyādhara-ar-citam —suitable for a person of Vidyādhara-loka.
TRANSLATION
“‘Being touched by the lotus feet of Śrī Krṣṇa, that serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Thus the serpent gave up his body and assumed the body of a beautiful Vidyādhara demigod.’”
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (10.34.9). The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, under the leadership of Nanda Mahārāja, once wanted to go to the bank of the Sarasvatī on a pilgrimage. Nanda Mahārāja was fasting, and he lay down near the forest. At that time a serpent, who was formerly cursed by Āṅgirasa Rṣi, appeared. This serpent had formerly been named Sudarśana, and he had belonged to the Gandharvaloka planet. However, because he joked with the  ṛṣi , he was condemned to take on the body of a big snake. When this serpent attacked Nanda Mahārāja, Nanda Mahārāja began to call, “Kṛṣṇa! Help!” Kṛṣṇa immediately appeared and began to kick the serpent with His lotus feet. Due to being touched by the Lord’s lotus feet, the serpent was immediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Being freed, he again assumed his original form of Sudarśana, the Gandharva.
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প্রভু কছে,—‘বিষ্ণু’ ‘বিষ্ণু’, আমি ক্ষুদ্র জীব হীন। জীবে ‘বিষ্ণু’ মানি—এই অপরাধ-চিহ্ন ॥ ৭৮ ॥
prabhu kahe ,—‘viṣṇu’ ‘viṣṇu’, āmi kṣudra jīva hīna jīve ‘viṣṇu’ māni—ei aparādha-cihna
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said;  viṣṇu viṣṇu —the holy name of Viṣṇu;  āmi —I;  kṣudra —infinitesimal;  jiva —a living entity;  hīna —bereft of all good qualities;  jīve —such a low-grade living entity;  viṣṇu māni —accepting as Lord Viṣṇu or the Personality of Godhead;  ei aparādha-cihna —this is a great offense.