Nanda Mahārāja saved and Sudarśana delivered — exact verses
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.1
श्रीशुक उवाच
एकदा देवयात्रायां गोपाला जातकौतुका: ।
अनोभिरनडुद्युक्तै: प्रययुस्तेऽम्बिकावनम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
ekadā deva-yātrāyāṁ
gopālā jāta-kautukāḥ
anobhir anaḍud-yuktaiḥ
prayayus te ’mbikā-vanam
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: One day the cowherd men, eager to take a trip to worship Lord Śiva, traveled by bullock carts to the Ambikā forest.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.2
तत्र स्नात्वा सरस्वत्यां देवं पशुपतिं विभुम् ।
आनर्चुरर्हणैर्भक्त्या देवीं च नृपतेऽम्बिकाम् ॥ २ ॥
tatra snātvā sarasvatyāṁ
devaṁ paśu-patiṁ vibhum
ānarcur arhaṇair bhaktyā
devīṁ ca ṇṛpate ’mbikām
O King, after arriving there, they bathed in the Sarasvatī and then devotedly worshiped with various paraphernalia the powerful Lord Paśupati and his consort, goddess Ambikā.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.3
गावो हिरण्यं वासांसि मधु मध्वन्नमादृता: ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददु: सर्वे देवो न: प्रीयतामिति ॥ ३ ॥
gāvo hiraṇyaṁ vāsāṁsi
madhu madhv-annam ādṛtāḥ
brāhmaṇebhyo daduḥ sarve
devo naḥ prīyatām iti
The cowherd men gave the brāhmaṇas gifts of cows, gold, clothing and cooked grains mixed with honey. Then the cowherds prayed, “May the lord be pleased with us.”
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.4
ऊषु: सरस्वतीतीरे जलं प्राश्य यतव्रता: ।
रजनीं तां महाभागा नन्दसुनन्दकादय: ॥ ४ ॥
ūṣuḥ sarasvatī-tīre
jalaṁ prāśya yata-vratāḥ
rajanīṁ tāṁ mahā-bhāgā
nanda-sunandakādayaḥ
Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvatī, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.5
कश्चिन्महानहिस्तस्मिन् विपिनेऽतिबुभुक्षित: ।
यदृच्छयागतो नन्दं शयानमुरगोऽग्रसीत् ॥ ५ ॥
kaścin mahān ahis tasmin
vipine ’ti-bubhukṣitaḥ
yadṛcchayāgato nandaṁ
śayānam ura-go ’grasīt
During the night a huge and extremely hungry snake appeared in that thicket. Slithering on his belly up to the sleeping Nanda Mahārāja, the snake began swallowing him.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.6
स चुक्रोशाहिना ग्रस्त: कृष्ण कृष्ण महानयम् ।
सर्पो मां ग्रसते तात प्रपन्नं परिमोचय ॥ ६ ॥
sa cukrośāhinā grastaḥ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahān ayam
sarpo māṁ grasate tāta
prapannaṁ parimocaya
In the clutches of the snake, Nanda Mahārāja cried out, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, my dear boy! This huge serpent is swallowing me! Please save me, who am surrendered to You!”
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.7
तस्य चाक्रन्दितं श्रुत्वा गोपाला: सहसोत्थिता: ।
ग्रस्तं च दृष्ट्वा विभ्रान्ता: सर्पं विव्यधुरुल्मुकै: ॥ ७ ॥
tasya cākranditaṁ śrutvā
gopālāḥ sahasotthitāḥ
grastaṁ ca dṛṣṭvā vibhrāntāḥ
sarpaṁ vivyadhur ulmukaiḥ
When the cowherd men heard the cries of Nanda, they immediately rose up and saw that he was being swallowed. Distraught, they beat the serpent with blazing torches.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.8
अलातैर्दह्यमानोऽपि नामुञ्चत्तमुरङ्गम: ।
तमस्पृशत्पदाभ्येत्य भगवान्सात्वतां पति: ॥ ८ ॥
alātair dahyamāno ’pi
nāmuñcat tam uraṅgamaḥ
tam aspṛśat padābhyetya
bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
But even though the firebrands were burning him, the serpent would not release Nanda Mahārāja. Then the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, master of His devotees, came to the spot and touched the snake with His foot.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.9
स वै भगवत: श्रीमत्पादस्पर्शहताशुभ: ।
भेजे सर्पवपुर्हित्वा रूपं विद्याधरार्चितम् ॥ ९ ॥
sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat
pāda-sparśa-hatāśubhaḥ
bheje sarpa-vapur hitvā
rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam
The snake had all his sinful reactions destroyed by the touch of the Supreme Lord’s divine foot, and thus he gave up his serpent body and appeared in the form of a worshipable Vidyādhara.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.10
तमपृच्छद् धृषीकेश: प्रणतं समवस्थितम् ।
दीप्यमानेन वपुषा पुरुषं हेममालिनम् ॥ १० ॥
tam apṛcchad dhṛṣīkeśaḥ
praṇataṁ samavasthitam
dīpyamānena vapuṣā
puruṣaṁ hema-mālinam
The Supreme Lord Hṛṣīkeśa then questioned this personality, who was standing before Him with his head bowed, his brilliantly effulgent body bedecked with golden necklaces.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.11
को भवान् परया लक्ष्म्या रोचतेऽद्भुतदर्शन: ।
कथं जुगुप्सितामेतां गतिं वा प्रापितोऽवश: ॥ ११ ॥
ko bhavān parayā lakṣmyā
rocate ’dbhuta-darśanaḥ
kathaṁ jugupsitām etāṁ
gatiṁ vā prāpito ’vaśaḥ
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear sir, you appear so wonderful, glowing with such great beauty. Who are you? And who forced you to assume this terrible body of a snake?
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.12-13
सर्प उवाच
अहं विद्याधर: कश्चित्सुदर्शन इति श्रुत: ।
श्रिया स्वरूपसम्पत्त्या विमानेनाचरन् दिश: ॥ १२ ॥
ऋषीन् विरूपाङ्गिरस: प्राहसं रूपदर्पित: ।
तैरिमां प्रापितो योनिं प्रलब्धै: स्वेन पाप्मना ॥ १३ ॥
sarpa uvāca
ahaṁ vidyādharaḥ kaścit
sudarśana iti śrutaḥ
śriyā svarūpa-sampattyā
vimānenācaran diśaḥ
ṛṣīn virūpāṅgirasaḥ
prāhasaṁ rūpa-darpitaḥ
tair imāṁ prāpito yoniṁ
pralabdhaiḥ svena pāpmanā
The serpent replied: I am the well-known Vidyādhara named Sudarśana. I was very opulent and beautiful, and I used to wander freely in all directions in my airplane. Once I saw some homely sages of the lineage of Aṅgirā Muni. Proud of my beauty, I ridiculed them, and because of my sin they made me assume this lowly form.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.14
शापो मेऽनुग्रहायैव कृतस्तै: करुणात्मभि: ।
यदहं लोकगुरुणा पदा स्पृष्टो हताशुभ: ॥ १४ ॥
śāpo me ’nugrahāyaiva
kṛtas taiḥ karuṇātmabhiḥ
yad ahaṁ loka-guruṇā
padā spṛṣṭo hatāśubhaḥ
It was actually for my benefit that those merciful sages cursed me, since now I have been touched by the foot of the supreme spiritual master of all the worlds and have thus been relieved of all inauspiciousness.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.15
तं त्वाहं भवभीतानां प्रपन्नानां भयापहम् ।
आपृच्छे शापनिर्मुक्त: पादस्पर्शादमीवहन् ॥ १५ ॥
taṁ tvāhaṁ bhava-bhītānāṁ
prapannānāṁ bhayāpaham
āpṛcche śāpa-nirmuktaḥ
pāda-sparśād amīva-han
My Lord, You destroy all fear for those who, fearing this material world, take shelter of You. By the touch of Your feet I am now freed from the curse of the sages. O destroyer of distress, please let me return to my planet.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.16
प्रपन्नोऽस्मि महायोगिन् महापुरुष सत्पते ।
अनुजानीहि मां देव सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वर ॥ १६ ॥
prapanno ’smi mahā-yogin
mahā-puruṣa sat-pate
anujānīhi māṁ deva
sarva-lokeśvareśvara
O master of mystic power, O great personality, O Lord of the devotees, I surrender to You. Please command me as You will, O supreme God, Lord of all lords of the universe.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.17
ब्रह्मदण्डाद्विमुक्तोऽहं सद्यस्तेऽच्युत दर्शनात् ।
यन्नाम गृह्णन्नखिलान् श्रोतृनात्मानमेव च ।
सद्य: पुनाति किं भूयस्तस्य स्पृष्ट: पदा हि ते ॥ १७ ॥
brahma-daṇḍād vimukto ’haṁ
sadyas te ’cyuta darśanāt
yan-nāma gṛhṇann akhilān
śrotṝn ātmānam eva ca
sadyaḥ punāti kiṁ bhūyas
tasya spṛṣṭaḥ padā hi te
O infallible one, I was immediately freed from the brāhmaṇas’ punishment simply by seeing You. Anyone who chants Your name purifies all who hear his chanting, as well as himself. How much more beneficial, then, is the touch of Your lotus feet?
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.34.18
इत्यनुज्ञाप्य दाशार्हं परिक्रम्याभिवन्द्य च ।
सुदर्शनो दिवं यात: कृच्छ्रान्नन्दश्च मोचित: ॥ १८ ॥
ity anujñāpya dāśārhaṁ
parikramyābhivandya ca
sudarśano divaṁ yātaḥ
kṛcchrān nandaś ca mocitaḥ
Thus receiving the permission of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the demigod Sudarśana circumambulated Him, bowed down to offer Him homage and then returned to his heavenly planet. Nanda Mahārāja was thus delivered from peril.