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