SB 4.18.12

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 18: Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

SB 4.18.11

SB 4.18.13

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 12

iti priyaṁ hitaṁ vākyaṁ
bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ
vatsaṁ kṛtvā manuṁ pāṇāv
aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ

SYNONYMS

iti—thus; priyam—pleasing; hitam—beneficial; vākyam—words; bhuvaḥ—of the earth; ādāya—taking into consideration; bhū-patiḥ—the King; vatsam—calf; kṛtvā—making; manum—Svāyambhuva Manu; pāṇau—in his hands; aduhat—milked; sakala—all; oṣadhīḥ—herbs and grains.

TRANSLATION

After hearing the auspicious and pleasing words of the planet earth, the King accepted them. He then transformed Svāyambhuva Manu into a calf and milked all the herbs and grains from the earth in the form of a cow, keeping them in his cupped hands.

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