Shiva Purana

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गोदातव्यत्ययाद्यस्तु स्वकुबुद्ध्या स्वपापतः ।। कृकलासत्वमापन्नः श्रीकृष्णेन समुद्धृतः ।। ५१।।

sanskrit

Once due to an error in his charitable gift of a cow, prompted by his own sins and crooked intellect, he became a chameleon and was redeemed by Śrīkṛṣṇa.

english translation

godAtavyatyayAdyastu svakubuddhyA svapApataH || kRkalAsatvamApannaH zrIkRSNena samuddhRtaH || 51||

hk transliteration by Sanscript