SB 8.7.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eighth Canto - Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

SB 8.7.4 - SB 8.7.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta

evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ

mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā

amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim

SYNONYMS

kṛta — adjusting; sthāna-vibhāgāḥ — the division of the places they were to hold; te — they; evam — in this way; kaśyapa-nandanāḥ — the sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons); mamanthuḥ — churned; paramam — with great; yattāḥ — endeavor; amṛta-artham — for getting nectar; payaḥ-nidhim — the ocean of milk.

TRANSLATION

After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the ocean of milk.

SB 8.7.4 - SB 8.7.6