great king! whilst Bulram Jee was thus instilling confidence into all the inhabitants of Bruj, Shree Krishnù went swimming close to Kalee, who came, and wound himself round his whole body. Upon this Shree Krishnù became so large, that having quitted him, Kalee came into the jungle. When hissing, he attacked Krishnù with his hoods, he guarded himself. Seeing that the inhabitants of Bruj were very much grieved, Shree Krishnù, having jumped up suddenly, sat all at once on Kalee’s head. Having the weight of three worlds, Krishnù was very heavy: he continued dancing on the different hoods, and beat time with his foot. Upon this, Kalee began to die from the weight, and having dashed his hoods against the ground, put out his tongues, from which streams of blood flowed. When all pride of his poison and strength had departed, he thought “That the first man had descended upon the earth; otherwise, who has such power that he could escape from my poison?” Thinking thus, and having abandoned all hope of life, he remained stupified with fear. The serpent’s wife then came and joining her hands, and bowing her head, said to Shree Krishnù Chund in a supplicating tone, “O great king! you have done well in having destroyed the pride of this tyrannous and presumptuous creature; he has been fortunate in having now seen you--the feet, which Bruhmù and all the other gods contemplate, offering up prayers with devout austerity, shine conspicuously on the head of Kalee.” Having spoken thus, she said again, “O great king! have compassion on me, and release Kalee; if not, destroy me also with him; because it is proper for a wife without her husband, (that is, deprived of her husband,) to die: and if you consider, he is not all in fault, this is the custom of our kind, that by having milk given us to drink, our poison increases.” Having heard this speech of the serpent’s wife, Shree Krishnù Chund jumped down from Kalee’s head. Then Kalee, making an obeisance and joining his hands, said, “Lord! be pleased to forgive my offence: I, through ignorance, attacked you with my hoods; I am a serpent of an inferior caste, whence could I have the intelligence to recognize you?” Shree Krishnù said, “What has happened, has happened; but do not live here any longer, go and dwell with your family in the island of Kounuck.” On hearing this, Kalee said with fear and trembling, “O lord of liberality! if I go there, the bird, upon which Vishnù rides, will eat me up; from dread of which I ran off, and have come here.”