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Chapter 18: Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

Verse 12 of 30
SB 4.18.12

इति प्रियं हितं वाक्यं भुव आदाय भूपतिः वत्सं कृत्वा मनुं पाणावदुहत्सकलौषधीः

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; pānau—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.

Verse 12 of 30