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Chapter 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection

Verse 10 of 46
SB 8.5.10

पयोधिं येन निर्मथ्य सुराणां साधिता सुधा भ्रममाणो ऽम्भसि धृतः कूर्मरूपेण मन्दरः

payodhiṁ yena nirmathya surāṇāṁ sādhitā sudhā bhramamāṇo 'mbhasi dhṛtaḥ kūrma-rūpeṇa mandaraḥ

Synonyms

payodhimthe ocean of milk; yenaby whom; nirmathyaby churning; surāṇāmof the demigods; sādhitāproduced; sudhānectar; bhramamāṇaḥmoving here and there; ambhasiwithin the water; dhṛtaḥwas staying; kūrma-rūpeṇain the form of a tortoise; mandaraḥthe 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.

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