Skandapurana 15.45.11

15.45.11

10 kṛkalāsatīrthamāhātmyavarṇane nṛgeṇa rājñā yajñādikaṃ vidhāya tatra nityaṃ viprebhyaḥ sālaṃkṛtagosahasradānakaraṇavṛttāntavarṇanam, tato rājñaikasmindine jaiminisaṃjñaka-rṣaye godānakaraṇam, tatastasyā gorbrāhmaṇagṛhānnirgatya nṛgarājagoṣṭhāne gama-nam, paścānnṛgeṇa tasyā eva goranyabrāhmaṇāya dānakaraṇam, tāṃ gṛhītvā gacchato brāhmaṇasya madhyemārge jaimininā darśanam, nṛgadattāṃ svakīyāṃ svāvāsānnirgatāṃ gāṃ dṛṣṭvā tena brāhmaṇena saha jaimininā vādakaraṇam ,mithaḥ prajalpatostayorjaiminibrāhma-ṇayornṛgamaṃdire gamanam, tatastābhyāṃ kṛkalāso bhava iti rājñe śāpapradānam, tacchā-pena kṛkalāsatvaṃ gatasya nṛgasya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇena nijakareṇoddharaṇakaraṇam, śrīkṛṣṇena nṛgarājāya varadānam, vimānamāruhya śrīkṛṣṇaprasādato nṛgasya svarge gamanam, kṛkalāsāparanāmakanṛgatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanam - . - - ... 290 2

10. In the description of the māhātmya of Kṛkalāsatīrtha, an account of King Nṛga performing sacrifices and the like and daily bestowing a thousand adorned cows upon brahmins there; then on a certain day the king bestowing a gift of a cow on the seer named Jaimini; then that cow wandering out from the brahmin's house and entering King Nṛga's cowshed; later, Nṛga bestowing that very cow upon another brahmin; Jaimini seeing the brahmin on the way as he was taking her away; seeing his own cow, given by Nṛga, which had wandered away from his home, Jaimini's dispute with that brahmin; as the two of them, Jaimini and the [other] brahmin, argued with each other, their going to Nṛga's palace; then both of them cursing the king, saying: 'Become a chameleon!'; King Nṛga, who had become a chameleon on account of that curse, being delivered by Kṛṣṇa with his own hand; Śrī Kṛṣṇa granting a boon to King Nṛga; Nṛga ascending an aerial chariot and going to heaven by the grace of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; description of the māhātmya of Nṛgatīrtha, also known as Kṛkalāsatīrtha. ..... 290 2