श्रीराजोवाच नागालयं रमणकं कथं तत्याज कालिय: । कृतं किं वा सुपर्णस्य तेनैकेनासमञ्जसम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca nāgālayaṁ ramaṇakaṁ kathaṁ tatyāja kāliyaḥ kṛtaṁ kiṁ vā suparṇasya tenaikenāsamañjasam
- śrī-rājā uvāca
- the King said
- nāga
- of the serpents
- ālayam
- the residence
- ramaṇakam
- the island named Ramaṇaka
- katham
- why
- tatyāja
- gave up
- kāliyaḥ
- Kāliya
- kṛtam
- was made
- kim vā
- and why
- suparṇasya
- of Garuḍa
- tena
- with him, Kāliya
- ekena
- alone
- asamañjasam
- enmity
[Having thus heard how Lord Kṛṣṇa chastised Kāliya,] King Parīkṣit inquired: Why did Kāliya leave Ramaṇaka Island, the abode of the serpents, and why did Garuḍa become so antagonistic toward him alone?