whose course cannot be charted
Verse 75
अनिर्देश्यगतिर् नागवनितापतिभैक्षदः ।स्वाङ्घ्रिमुद्राङ्कनागेन्द्रमूर्धा कालियसंस्तुतः॥
anirdeśyagatir nāgavanitāpatibhaikṣadaḥ ·svāṅghrimudrāṅkanāgendramūrdhā kāliyasaṃstutaḥ
The Names in This Verse (4)
who granted the serpent-wives the husband's life they begged for
sparing Kāliya
'Giver of Kāliya's life to the snake-women' — Kṛṣṇa grants Kāliya's life to his wives as their bhaikṣa (alms-gift); the Lord gives his enemy back to those who love him.
upon whose serpent-king's hoods his own footprint was set
'With his foot's mark stamped on the king-serpent's head' — Kṛṣṇa's footprint remains on Kāliya's central hood; the serpent carries this mark when he departs to the ocean.
well-praised by Kāliya
Praised by Kāliya himself — broken and humbled, Kāliya joins his wives in praising Kṛṣṇa; the conqueror's grace transforms even the defeated.