কস্যানুভাবো ঽস্য ন দেব বিদ্মহে তবাংঘ্রিরেণুস্পরশাধিকারঃ যদ্বাংছযা শ্রীর্ললনাচরত্তপো বিহায কামান্সুচিরং ধৃতব্রতা
कस्यानुभावो ऽस्य न देव विद्महे तवांघ्रिरेणुस्परशाधिकारः यद्वांछया श्रीर्ललनाचरत्तपो विहाय कामान्सुचिरं धृतव्रता
kasyānubhāvo 'sya na deva vidmahe tavāṅghri-reṇu-sparaśādhikāraḥ yad-vāñchayā śrīr lalanācarat tapo vihāya kāmān suciraṁ dhṛta-vratā
Synonyms
kasya—of what; anubhāvaḥ—a result; asya—of the serpent (Kāliya); na—not; deva—O Lord; vidmahe—we know; tava-aṅghri—of Your lotus feet; reṇu—of the dust; sparaśa—for touching; adhikāraḥ—qualification; yat—which; vāñchayā—by desiring; śrīḥ—the goddess of fortune; lalanā—the topmost woman; acarat—performed; tapaḥ—austerity; vihāya—giving up; kāmān—all desires; suciram—for a long time; dhṛta—a law upheld; vratā—as a vow..
Translation
" 'O Lord, we do not know how the serpent Kāliya attained such an opportunity to be touched by the dust of Your lotus feet. For this end, the goddess of fortune performed austerities for centuries, giving up all other desires and taking austere vows. Indeed, we do not know how this serpent Kāliya got such an opportunity.'
Purport
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.16.36) was spoken by the wives of the Kāliya demon.