Gopalacampu 1.7.19

1.7.19

[12] nabhasā hṛtasya sujātasya śrīman-nanda-jātasya tasya bandhūnām avagāḍha-duḥsaha-sāda-sindhūnāṃ sahasānukūlaṃ kūlam āsannam | tathā hi,
bālya-svabhāvena balānujanmā
balān nijagrāha galaṃ tadīyam |
tadātigāḍhaṃ sa ca pīḍitas tau
mene bhujau pāśi-bhujaṅga-pāśau || [upajāti 11]

For the kinsmen of the noble son of glorious Nanda, carried off into the sky, who were deeply immersed in an unbearable ocean of despair, an auspicious shore suddenly appeared nearby. Thus: / By his childlike nature, Bala's younger brother / seized his throat with force; / pressed very tightly, he considered / those two arms to be the nooses of Varuṇa, the lord of serpents.