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ŚB 8.12.45

Devanagari

श्रीशुक उवाच
इति तेऽभिहितस्तात विक्रम: शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । सिन्धोर्निर्मथने येन धृत: पृष्ठे महाचल: ॥ ४५ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca
iti te ’bhihitas tāta
vikramaḥ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
sindhor nirmathane yena
dhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe mahācalaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; te — unto you; abhihitaḥ — explained; tāta — my dear King; vikramaḥ — prowess; śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Śārṅga bow; sindhoḥ — of the Ocean of Milk; nirmathane — in the churning; yena — by whom; dhṛtaḥ — was held; pṛṣṭhe — on the back; mahā-acalaḥ — the great mountain.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the Ocean of Milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Śārṅga-dhanvā. I have now described to you His prowess.