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.

SB 4.18.11 - SB 4.18.13