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In the Mahapurana, Uttara Purana, a stone pillar stood at the entrance, and all the others had gone elsewhere. They were unable to move it together, and it was only Krishna who uprooted it. ||459|| The crowd was overjoyed and amazed by his courage. They worshipped him by offering him the best clothes and ornaments. ||460|| Seeing this, Nanda thought, "I have nothing to fear from anyone because of the power of this son." With this thought, he returned to his former place in Vrindavan. ||461|| The people who had gone to search, although they had been told clearly that the one who had performed the three tasks was Nanda's son, were still unsure. So, out of curiosity, he sent word to Nanda the next day, asking for the thousand-petaled lotus that the serpent king protects. ||462-464|| Hearing this, Nanda was overwhelmed with grief and said, "O King, you are supposed to protect your subjects, but alas, you have become a killer." ||462-464|| Thus, distressed, he said to Krishna, "My dear son, the king has given me this order. Go, you alone can bring the lotus that the fearsome serpents protect." Hearing his father's words, Krishna said, "What is difficult in this? I will bring it." Saying this, he quickly went towards the lake where the great serpents lived. ||465-466|| Without any hesitation, he entered the lake. Seeing him, the serpent king, who was as large as Yama, rose up ready to swallow him. At that time, the serpent king was blazing with anger, scattering sparks of blazing fire from his breath, his hood was terrifying with the brilliance of his jewel, his two tongues were flickering, and his sharp eyes were terrifying. Krishna thought, "This hood of his will be a pure stone for washing our clothes." With this thought, he took his saffron robe, soaked in water, and began to beat it against the serpent's hood, just as Garuda the bird beats his wings. The serpent king was terrified by the heavy blow of his clothes, which was like a thunderbolt, and disappeared due to the rise of his past good deeds. ||467-471|| After that,
1 निश्चितैः ख. 2 कृष्णः ल । 3 तं ज्ञात्वा ख०, ग०। 4 स्फुटा ख०। 5 स्फुर-ल। 6 दृष्टिवानिव ल.(१)।