Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.16

mathyamānāt tathā sindhor

devāsura-varūtha-paiḥ

yadā sudhā na jāyeta

nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam

SYNONYMS

mathyamānāt — sufficiently being churned; tathāin this way; sindhoḥ — from the ocean of milk; deva — of the demigods; asura — and the demons; varūtha-paiḥ — by the best; yadā — when; sudhā — nectar; na jāyeta — did not come out; nirmamantha — churned; ajitaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita; svayam — personally.

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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