In a time long past, during His glorious incarnation as Lord Kṛṣṇa (kṛṣṇāvatāram), the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, whose divine feet are the very embodiment of grace and majesty, descended into a pristine pond. This sacred body of water, filled with vast, blossoming lotus flowers, had been usurped by the venomous serpent named kāḷiyan. To quell the serpent's pride