SB 8.5.10

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection

SB 8.5.9 - SB 8.5.11-12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 10

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.

SB 8.5.9 - SB 8.5.11-12