Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Once, Mahārāja Nanda, Yaśodā–devī, Kṛṣṇa, Baladeva and other gopas came to Ambikāvana on pilgrimage.
They bathed in the sacred water of the Sarasvatī River, worshipped Paśupati (Gokarṇa Mahādeva) and stayed overnight. That night, a huge python caught Nanda Bābā and slowly began to swallow him. Everyone tried to save him, but to no avail. Nanda Bābā cried out to Kṛṣṇa in great distress, and something wonderful took place – Kṛṣṇa touched the python with His foot, and he at once gave up his huge snake body and assumed the form of a beautiful Vidhyādhara. The Vidyādhara stood up and paid his respect to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
On Kṛṣṇa’s inquiry, he revealed his identity. “I was a Vidyādhara named Sudarśana,” he said. “Once, while flying in an airplane, I saw some deformed sages in the lineage of Aṅgīrā Muni and made fun of them. They cursed me to become a snake. Today that curse has proved to be a benediction, because the touch of Your lotus feet has not only freed me from the curse, but has also made my life successful.”
This place is famous as Mahāvidyā–devī.
