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"name":"SB 8.5.10", "h1":"SB 8.5.10", "label":"Text 10", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.5.10", "description":"By churning the ocean of milk, Ajita produced nectar for the demigods. In the form of a tortoise, He moved here and there, carrying on His back the great mountain known as Mandara."
} —
SB 8.5.10
Text
payodhiṁ yena nirmathya
surāṇāṁ sādhitā sudhā
bhramamāṇo 'mbhasi dhṛtaḥ
kūrma-rūpeṇa mandaraḥ
Synonyms
payodhim—the ocean of milk; yena—by whom; nirmathya—by churning; surāṇām—of the demigods; sādhitā—produced; sudhā—nectar; bhramamāṇaḥ—moving here and there; ambhasi—within the water; dhṛtaḥ—was staying; kūrma-rūpeṇa—in the form of a tortoise; mandaraḥ—the mountain known as Mandara.
Translation
By churning the ocean of milk, Ajita produced nectar for the demigods. In the form of a tortoise, He moved here and there, carrying on His back the great mountain known as Mandara.