Garga Samhita (English)
by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words
The Garga-samhita Verse 2.12.17, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 2 of Chapter 12 (Subduing Kaliya and Drinking the Forest Fire) of Canto 2 (vrindavana-khanda).
Verse 2.12.17
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
तदैव नाग-पत्न्यस् ता
आगत भय-विह्वलाः
नत्वा कृष्ण-पदं देवं
ऊचुर् गद्गदया गिरा
tadaiva nāga-patnyas tā
āgata bhaya-vihvalāḥ
natvā kṛṣṇa-padaṃ devaṃ
ūcur gadgadayā girā
tadā—then; eva—indeed; nāga—of the snake; patnyaḥ—the wives; tā—they; āgata—came; bhaya-vihvalāḥ—overcome with fear; natvā—bowing down; kṛṣṇa—of Kṛṣṇa; padam—to the feet; devam—to the Lord; ūcuḥ—said; gadgadayā—with choked up; girā—words.
English translation of verse 2.12.17:
Terrified, the snake's wives came. Bowing to Kṛṣṇa's feet, with words choked with emotion, they spoke to the Lord.