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Verse 16 of 46
SB 8.7.16

मथ्यमानात्तथा सिन्धोर्देवासुरवरूथपैः यदा सुधा न जायेत निर्ममन्थाजितः स्वयम्

mathyamānāt tathā sindhor devāsura-varūtha-paiḥ yadā sudhā na jāyeta nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam

Synonyms

mathyamānātsufficiently being churned; tathāin this way; sindhoḥfrom the ocean of milk; devaof the demigods; asuraand the demons; varūtha-paiḥby the best; yadāwhen; sudhānectar; na jāyetadid not come out; nirmamanthachurned; ajitaḥthe Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita; svayampersonally..

Translation

When nectar did not come from the ocean of milk, despite so much endeavor by the best of the demigods and demons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita, personally began to churn the ocean.

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