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indra bale,--“muni krsnera kariyachi nindana”

tara-i mukhe sarasvati karena stavana

SYNONYMS

indra bale—Indra says; muni—I; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; kariyachi—have done; nindana—chastisement and defamation; tara-i mukhe—from his mouth; sarasvati—mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning; karena stavana—offers prayers "Thus Indra thought, ’I have properly chastised Krsna and defamed Him.’ But Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, took this opportunity to offer prayers to Krsna.