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Kaliya

Also called: Kaliya Naga

A many-hooded serpent who poisoned a pool of the Yamuna at Vrindavan until the boy Krishna danced on his hoods and sent him back to the sea.

Sources: Bhagavata Purana 10.15 to 10.17 (Vedabase); Vishnu Purana V.7, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840) · see Kaliya's web

Relations 1

Kaliya rival of

Krishna (Avatar) Vaishnava · Krishna and the serpent Kaliya
Dances on his hoods and sends him away; does not kill him.

Stories 1

Krishna and the serpent Kaliya
Legend · as the serpent of the pool · 2 tellings

Cited

Bhagavata Purana 10.15 to 10.17 (Vedabase) Primary text (translation)
Vishnu Purana V.7, tr. H. H. Wilson (1840) Primary text (translation)