404 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24
Lord Siva, and therefore he falsely thinks that he need not fear the
SudarSana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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tato ‘dhastan mahatale kadraveyanarh sarpanam naika-sirasarn
krodhavaso néma ganah kuhaka-taksaka-kdliya-susenddi-pradhana
mahd-bhogavantah patattri-rdjadhipateh purusa-vahdd anavaratam
udvijamanah sva-kalatrapatya-suhrt-kutumba-sangena kvacit pramatta
viharanti.

tatah—the planet Talatala; adhastat—beneath; mahdtale—in the
planet known as Mahatala; kadraveyandm—of the descendants of
Kadri; sarpdndm—who are big snakes; na eka-sirasam—who have
many hoods; krodha-vasah—always subject to anger; nadma—named;
ganah—the group; kuhaka—Kuhaka; taksaka—Taksaka; hdliya—
Kaliya; susena—Susena; ddi—and so on; pradhanah—who are the
prominent ones; mahd-bhogavantah—addicted to all kinds of material
enjoyment; patattri-rdja-adhipateh—from the king of all birds, Garuda;
purusa-vahat—who carries the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
anavaratam—constantly; udvijamdnaéh—afraid; sva—of their own;
kalatra-apatya—wives and children; swhrt—friends; kutumba—rela-
tives; sarigena—in the association; kvacit—sometimes; pramattah—in-
furiated; viharanti—they sport.

TRANSLATION

The planetary system below Talatala is known as Mahatala. It is
the abode of many-hooded snakes, descendants of Kadri, who are
always very angry. The great snakes who are prominent are
Kuhaka, Taksaka, Kaliya and Susena. The snakes in Mahatala are
always disturbed by fear of Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu, but
