SB 8.7.6

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

SB 8.7.5 - SB 8.7.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir

anādhāro hy apo 'viśat

dhriyamāṇo 'pi balibhir

gauravāt pāṇḍu-nandana

SYNONYMS

mathyamāne — while the churning was going on; arṇave — in the ocean of milk; saḥ — that; adriḥ — hill; anādhāraḥ — without being supported by anything; hi — indeed; apaḥ — in the water; aviśat — drowned; dhriyamāṇaḥ — captured; api — although; balibhiḥ — by the powerful demigods and demons; gauravāt — from being very heavy; pāṇḍu-nandana — O son of Pāṇḍu (Mahārāja Parīkṣit).

TRANSLATION

O son of the Pāṇḍu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus being used as a churning rod in the ocean of milk, it had no support, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the demigods and demons, it sank into the water.

SB 8.7.5 - SB 8.7.7