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Verse 5 of 46
SB 8.7.5

कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दनाः ममन्थुः परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम्

kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim

Synonyms

kṛtaadjusting; sthāna-vibhāgāḥthe division of the places they were to hold; tethey; evamin this way; kaśyapa-nandanāḥthe sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons); mamanthuḥchurned; paramamwith great; yattāḥendeavor; amṛta-arthamfor getting nectar; payaḥ-nidhimthe ocean of milk..

Translation

After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the ocean of milk.

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