PLATE EtGHT

“The inhabitants of Vrndavana, under the leadership of Nanda
Maharaja, once wanted to go to the bank of the Sarasvati on a pilgrimage.
Nanda Maharaja was fasting, and he lay down near the forest. At that
time a serpent, who was formerly cursed by Angirasa Rsi, appeared. This
serpent had formerly been named SudarSana, and he had belonged to the
Gandharvaloka planet. However, because he joked with the rsi, he was
condemned to take on the body of a big snake. When this serpent at-
tacked Nanda Maharaja, Nanda Maharaja began to call, ‘Krsna! Help!’
Krsna 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 im-
mediately freed from the reactions of his sinful life. Being freed, he again
assumed his original form of Sudarsana, the Gandharva.” (p.338)
