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Chapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Verse 3 of 40
SB 8.8.3

तत उच्चैःश्रवा नाम हयो ऽभूच्चन्द्रपाण्डुरः तस्मिन्बलिः स्पृहां चक्रे नेन्द्र ईश्वरशिक्षया

tata uccaiḥśravā nāma hayo 'bhūc candra-pāṇḍuraḥ tasmin baliḥ spṛhāṁ cakre nendra īśvara-śikṣayā

Synonyms

tataḥthereafter; uccaiḥśravāḥ nāmaby the name Uccaiḥśravā; hayaḥa horse; abhūtwas generated; candra-pāṇḍuraḥbeing as white as the moon; tasminunto it; baliḥMahārāja Bali; spṛhām cakredesired to possess; nanot; indraḥthe King of the demigods; īśvara-śikṣayāby the previous advice of the Lord..

Translation

Thereafter, a horse named Uccaiḥśravā, which was as white as the moon, was generated. Bali Mahārāja desired to possess this horse, and Indra, the King of heaven, did not protest, for he had previously been so advised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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