गाव: सपाला एतेन दावाग्ने: परिमोचिता: । कालियो दमित: सर्प इन्द्रश्च विमद: कृत: ॥ २६ ॥ सप्ताहमेकहस्तेन धृतोऽद्रिप्रवरोऽमुना । वर्षवाताशनिभ्यश्च परित्रातं च गोकुलम् ॥ २७ ॥
gāvaḥ sa-pālā etena dāvāgneḥ parimocitāḥ kāliyo damitaḥ sarpa indraś ca vimadaḥ kṛtaḥ saptāham eka-hastena dhṛto ’dri-pravaro ’munā varṣa-vātāśanibhyaś ca paritrātaṁ ca gokulam
- gāvaḥ
- the cows
- sa
- together with
- pālāḥ
- their tenders
- etena
- by Him
- dāva-agneḥ
- from the forest fire
- parimocitāḥ
- saved
- kāliyaḥ
- Kāliya
- damitaḥ
- subdued
- sarpaḥ
- the serpent
- indraḥ
- Indra
- ca
- and
- vimadaḥ
- prideless
- kṛtaḥ
- made
- sapta-aham
- for seven days
- eka-hastena
- with one hand
- dhṛtaḥ
- held
- adri
- of mountains
- pravaraḥ
- the most eminent
- amunā
- by Him
- varṣa
- from rain
- vāta
- wind
- aśanibhyaḥ
- and hail
- ca
- also
- paritrātam
- delivered
- ca
- and
- gokulam
- the residents of Gokula
He saved the cows and the cowherds from a forest fire and subdued the serpent Kāliya. He removed Lord Indra’s false pride by holding up the best of mountains with one hand for an entire week, thus protecting the inhabitants of Gokula from rain, wind and hail.