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ŚB 8.5.10

Devanagari

पयोधिं येन निर्मथ्य सुराणां साधिता सुधा ।
भ्रममाणोऽम्भसि धृत: कूर्मरूपेण मन्दर: ॥ १० ॥

Text

payodhiṁ yena nirmathya
surāṇāṁ sādhitā sudhā
bhramamāṇo ’mbhasi dhṛtaḥ
kūrma-rūpeṇa mandaraḥ

Synonyms

payodhim — the Ocean of Milk; yena — by whom; nirmathya — by churning; surāṇām — of the demigods; sādhitā — produced; sudhā — nectar; bhramamāṇaḥ — moving here and there; ambhasi — within the water; dhṛtaḥ — was staying; kūrma-rūpeṇa — in the form of a tortoise; mandaraḥ — the mountain known as Mandara.

Translation

By churning the Ocean of Milk, Ajita produced nectar for the demigods. In the form of a tortoise, He moved here and there, carrying on His back the great mountain known as Mandara.