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Library:Churning of the Ocean using Vasuki on Akupara’s back.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
ततोऽभ्रशिखराकारैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरलङ्कृतम्। मन्दरं पर्वतवरं लताजालसमावृतम् ॥१-१६-१॥
tato'bhraśikharākārairgiriśṛṅgairalaṅkṛtam। mandaraṃ parvatavaraṃ latājālasamāvṛtam ॥1-16-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्रशिखराकारैः (abhraśikharākāraiḥ) - with cloud-peak-like; गिरिशृङ्गैः (giriśṛṅgaiḥ) - mountain peaks; अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned; मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara; पर्वतवरम् (parvatavaram) - best of mountains; लताजालसमावृतम् (latājālasamāvṛtam) - covered with a network of creepers;]
(Then adorned with cloud-peak-like mountain peaks, Mandara, the best of mountains, covered with a network of creepers.)
Then, Mandara, the best of mountains, was adorned with peaks resembling the tops of clouds and was covered with a network of creepers.
नानाविहगसङ्घुष्टं नानादंष्ट्रिसमाकुलम्। किंनरैरप्सरोभिश्च देवैरपि च सेवितम् ॥१-१६-२॥
nānāvihagasaṅghuṣṭaṃ nānādaṃṣṭrisamākulam। kiṃnarairapsarobhiśca devairapi ca sevitam ॥1-16-2॥
[नाना (nānā) - various; विहग (vihaga) - birds; सङ्घुष्टं (saṅghuṣṭaṃ) - filled with sounds; नाना (nānā) - various; दंष्ट्रि (daṃṣṭri) - fangs; समाकुलम् (samākulam) - crowded; किंनरैः (kiṃnaraiḥ) - by Kinnaras; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsaras; च (ca) - and; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by Devas; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; सेवितम् (sevitam) - attended;]
(Filled with the sounds of various birds, crowded with various fangs, attended by Kinnaras, Apsaras, and also by Devas.)
The place was resonant with the sounds of various birds and teemed with creatures having various fangs. It was attended by Kinnaras, Apsaras, and even Devas.
एकादश सहस्राणि योजनानां समुच्छ्रितम्। अधो भूमेः सहस्रेषु तावत्स्वेव प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१-१६-३॥
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ samucchritam। adho bhūmeḥ sahasreṣu tāvatseva pratiṣṭhitam ॥1-16-3॥
[एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; योजनानां (yojanānāṃ) - of yojanas; समुच्छ्रितम् (samucchritam) - elevated; अधः (adhaḥ) - below; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth; सहस्रेषु (sahasreṣu) - in thousands; तावत्स्वेव (tāvatseva) - equally; प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established;]
(Elevated by eleven thousand yojanas, below the earth, equally established in thousands.)
It is elevated by eleven thousand yojanas and equally established below the earth in thousands.
तमुद्धर्तुं न शक्ता वै सर्वे देवगणास्तदा। विष्णुमासीनमभ्येत्य ब्रह्माणं चेदमब्रुवन् ॥१-१६-४॥
tam uddhartuṁ na śaktā vai sarve devagaṇās tadā। viṣṇum āsīnam abhyetya brahmāṇaṁ cedam abruvan ॥1-16-4॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to lift; न (na) - not; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - able; वै (vai) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - the groups of gods; तदा (tadā) - then; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said;]
(Then all the groups of gods were indeed not able to lift him. Approaching seated Vishnu and Brahma, they said this.)
At that time, all the groups of gods were unable to lift him. They approached Vishnu, who was seated, and Brahma, and said this.
भवन्तावत्र कुरुतां बुद्धिं नैःश्रेयसीं पराम्। मन्दरोद्धरणे यत्नः क्रियतां च हिताय नः ॥१-१६-५॥
bhavantāv atra kurutāṃ buddhiṃ naiḥśreyasīṃ parām। mandaroddharaṇe yatnaḥ kriyatāṃ ca hitāya naḥ ॥1-16-5॥
[भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - you both; अत्र (atra) - here; कुरुताम् (kurutām) - do; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect; नैःश्रेयसीम् (naiḥśreyasīm) - supreme; पराम् (parām) - highest; मन्दरोद्धरणे (mandaroddharaṇe) - in lifting Mandara; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - be made; च (ca) - and; हिताय (hitāya) - for the benefit; नः (naḥ) - of us;]
(You both here do the supreme highest intellect. In lifting Mandara, effort be made and for the benefit of us.)
You both should make the supreme decision here. Let efforts be made to lift Mandara for our benefit.
तथेति चाब्रवीद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणा सह भार्गव। ततोऽनन्तः समुत्थाय ब्रह्मणा परिचोदितः ॥ नारायणेन चाप्युक्तस्तस्मिन्कर्मणि वीर्यवान् ॥१-१६-६॥
tatheti cābravīdviṣṇurbrahmaṇā saha bhārgava। tato'nantaḥ samutthāya brahmaṇā paricoditaḥ ॥ nārāyaṇena cāpyuktastasminkarmaṇi vīryavān ॥1-16-6॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; सह (saha) - with; भार्गव (bhārgava) - Bhārgava; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - Ananta; समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having arisen; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; परिचोदितः (paricoditaḥ) - urged; नारायणेन (nārāyaṇena) - by Nārāyaṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - act; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Thus, Viṣṇu said along with Brahmā, O Bhārgava. Then Ananta, having arisen, was urged by Brahmā. Also, the powerful one was told by Nārāyaṇa in that act.)
Thus, Viṣṇu, along with Brahmā, spoke to Bhārgava. Then Ananta, having risen, was urged by Brahmā and was also instructed by Nārāyaṇa in that powerful act.
अथ पर्वतराजानं तमनन्तो महाबलः। उज्जहार बलाद्ब्रह्मन्सवनं सवनौकसम् ॥१-१६-७॥
atha parvatarājānaṃ tamananto mahābalaḥ। ujjahāra balādbrahmansavanaṃ savanaukasam ॥1-16-7॥
[अथ (atha) - then; पर्वतराजानम् (parvatarājānam) - king of mountains; तम् (tam) - him; अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - Ananta; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful; उज्जहार (ujjahāra) - lifted; बलात् (balāt) - by force; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; सवनम् (savanam) - sacrifice; सवनौकसम् (savanaukasam) - of the sacrificers;]
(Then Ananta, the greatly powerful, lifted the king of mountains by force, O Brahman, along with the sacrifice of the sacrificers.)
Then the mighty Ananta forcefully lifted the king of mountains, along with the sacrifice and those performing it, O Brahman.
ततस्तेन सुराः सार्धं समुद्रमुपतस्थिरे। तमूचुरमृतार्थाय निर्मथिष्यामहे जलम् ॥१-१६-८॥
tatastena surāḥ sārdhaṃ samudramupatasthire। tamūcuramṛtārthāya nirmathiṣyāmahe jalam ॥1-16-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेन (tena) - with him; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; उपतस्थिरे (upatasthire) - approached; तम् (tam) - him; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; अमृतार्थाय (amṛtārthāya) - for nectar; निर्मथिष्यामहे (nirmathiṣyāmahe) - we shall churn; जलम् (jalam) - water;]
(Then, with him, the gods together approached the ocean. They said to him, "For nectar, we shall churn the water.")
Then, along with him, the gods approached the ocean and said, "We shall churn the ocean for nectar."
अपाम्पतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्ततः। सोढास्मि विपुलं मर्दं मन्दरभ्रमणादिति ॥१-१६-९॥
apāmpatirathovāca mamāpyaṃśo bhavettataḥ। soḍhāsmi vipulaṃ mardaṃ mandarabhramaṇāditi ॥1-16-9॥
[अपाम् (apām) - of waters; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; अथ (atha) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - said; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; अंशः (aṃśaḥ) - part; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सोढास्मि (soḍhāsmi) - I have endured; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; मर्दं (mardaṃ) - pressure; मन्दर (mandara) - Mandara; भ्रमणात् (bhramaṇāt) - from churning; इति (iti) - thus;]
(The lord of waters then said, "May my part also be there; I have endured great pressure from the churning of Mandara.")
The lord of the waters then said, "Let my share also be included; I have borne the immense pressure from the churning of Mount Mandara."
ऊचुश्च कूर्मराजानमकूपारं सुरासुराः। गिरेरधिष्ठानमस्य भवान्भवितुमर्हति ॥१-१६-१०॥
ūcuś ca kūrmarājānam akūpāraṃ surāsurāḥ। girer adhiṣṭhānam asya bhavān bhavitum arhati ॥1-16-10॥
[ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; च (ca) - and; कूर्मराजानम् (kūrmarājānam) - to the king of turtles; अकूपारम् (akūpāram) - Akūpāra; सुरासुराः (surāsurāḥ) - gods and demons; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; अधिष्ठानम् (adhiṣṭhānam) - support; अस्य (asya) - this; भवान् (bhavān) - you; भवितुम् (bhavitum) - to become; अर्हति (arhati) - deserve;]
(The gods and demons said to the king of turtles, Akūpāra, "You deserve to become the support of this mountain.")
The gods and demons addressed Akūpāra, the king of turtles, saying that he is worthy of becoming the support for the mountain.
कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम्। तस्य शैलस्य चाग्रं वै यन्त्रेणेन्द्रोऽभ्यपीडयत् ॥१-१६-११॥
kūrmeṇa tu tathetyuktvā pṛṣṭhamasya samarpitam। tasya śailasya cāgraṃ vai yanreṇendro'bhyapīḍayat ॥1-16-11॥
[कूर्मेण (kūrmeṇa) - by the tortoise; तु (tu) - but; तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā) - having said thus; पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - the back; अस्य (asya) - his; समर्पितम् (samarpitam) - was placed; तस्य (tasya) - of that; शैलस्य (śailasya) - mountain; च (ca) - and; अग्रं (agraṃ) - the top; वै (vai) - indeed; यन्त्रेण (yanreṇa) - by the machine; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; अभ्यपीडयत् (abhyapīḍayat) - pressed down;]
(By the tortoise, but having said thus, the back of his was placed. Of that mountain and the top indeed by the machine Indra pressed down.)
Indra, using a machine, pressed down the top of that mountain, which was placed on the back of the tortoise after saying thus.
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा तथा नेत्रं च वासुकिम्। देवा मथितुमारब्धाः समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम् ॥ अमृतार्थिनस्ततो ब्रह्मन्सहिता दैत्यदानवाः ॥१-१६-१२॥
manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā tathā netraṃ ca vāsukim। devā mathitumārabdhāḥ samudraṃ nidhimambhasām ॥ amṛtārthinastato brahmansahitā daityadānavāḥ ॥1-16-12॥
[मन्थानं (manthānam) - churning stick; मन्दरं (mandaram) - Mandara; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तथा (tathā) - thus; नेत्रं (netram) - rope; च (ca) - and; वासुकिम् (vāsukim) - Vāsuki; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; मथितुम् (mathitum) - to churn; आरब्धाः (ārabdhāḥ) - began; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; निधिम् (nidhim) - treasure; अम्भसाम् (ambhasām) - of waters; अमृतार्थिनः (amṛtārthinaḥ) - desiring nectar; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together with; दैत्यदानवाः (daityadānavāḥ) - demons and giants;]
(Having made Mandara the churning stick and Vāsuki the rope, the gods began to churn the ocean, the treasure of waters, desiring nectar, then, O Brahman, together with demons and giants.)
The gods, desiring nectar, made Mandara the churning stick and Vāsuki the rope, and began to churn the ocean, the treasure of waters, together with the demons and giants, O Brahman.
एकमन्तमुपाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः। विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः ॥१-१६-१३॥
ekamantamupāśliṣṭā nāgarājño mahāsurāḥ। vibudhāḥ sahitāḥ sarve yataḥ pucchaṃ tataḥ sthitāḥ ॥1-16-13॥
[एकमन्तम् (ekamantam) - one end; उपाश्लिष्टा (upāśliṣṭā) - embraced; नागराज्ञः (nāgarājñaḥ) - of the serpent king; महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great demons; विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - gods; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; पुच्छम् (puccham) - tail; ततः (tataḥ) - there; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - stood;]
(At one end, embraced by the serpent king, the great demons and gods all stood together from where the tail was.)
At one end, embraced by the serpent king, the great demons and gods all stood together at the tail.
अनन्तो भगवान्देवो यतो नारायणस्ततः। शिर उद्यम्य नागस्य पुनः पुनरवाक्षिपत् ॥१-१६-१४॥
ananto bhagavān devo yato nārāyaṇastataḥ। śira udyamya nāgasya punaḥ punaravākṣipat ॥1-16-14॥
[अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - endless; भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord; देवः (devaḥ) - god; यतः (yataḥ) - from whom; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the serpent; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अवाक्षिपत् (avākṣipat) - threw down;]
(Endless Lord God from whom Narayana therefore head raising of the serpent again again threw down.)
The endless Lord, from whom Narayana originates, raised the serpent's head and repeatedly threw it down.
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसाक्षिप्यतः सुरैः। सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात् ॥१-१६-१५॥
vāsukeratha nāgasya sahasākṣipyataḥ suraiḥ। sadhūmāḥ sārciṣo vātā niṣpeturasakṛnmukhāt ॥1-16-15॥
[वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vāsuki; अथ (atha) - then; नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the serpent; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; आक्षिप्यतः (ākṣipyataḥ) - being pulled; सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; सधूमाः (sadhūmāḥ) - with smoke; सार्चिषः (sārciṣaḥ) - with flames; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - emerged; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth;]
(Then, from the mouth of Vāsuki, the serpent, suddenly being pulled by the gods, winds with smoke and flames repeatedly emerged.)
Then, as the gods pulled Vāsuki, the serpent, winds filled with smoke and flames repeatedly emerged from its mouth.
ते धूमसङ्घाः सम्भूता मेघसङ्घाः सविद्युतः। अभ्यवर्षन्सुरगणाञ्श्रमसन्तापकर्शितान् ॥१-१६-१६॥
te dhūmasaṅghāḥ sambhūtā meghasaṅghāḥ savidyutaḥ। abhyavarṣansuragaṇāñśramasantāpakarśitān ॥1-16-16॥
[ते (te) - they; धूमसङ्घाः (dhūmasaṅghāḥ) - smoke-masses; सम्भूता (sambhūtā) - arisen; मेघसङ्घाः (meghasaṅghāḥ) - cloud-masses; सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - with lightning; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - rained upon; सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - the groups of gods; श्रमसन्तापकर्शितान् (śramasantāpakarśitān) - worn out by fatigue and heat;]
(They, arisen as smoke-masses, cloud-masses with lightning, rained upon the groups of gods worn out by fatigue and heat.)
The clouds, formed from smoke and accompanied by lightning, poured rain upon the groups of gods who were exhausted by fatigue and heat.
तस्माच्च गिरिकूटाग्रात्प्रच्युताः पुष्पवृष्टयः। सुरासुरगणान्माल्यैः सर्वतः समवाकिरन् ॥१-१६-१७॥
tasmācca girikūṭāgrātpracyutāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭayaḥ। surāsuragaṇānmālyaiḥ sarvataḥ samavākiran ॥1-16-17॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; च (ca) - and; गिरिकूटाग्रात् (girikūṭāgrāt) - from the mountain peak; प्रच्युताः (pracyutāḥ) - fallen; पुष्पवृष्टयः (puṣpavṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers of flowers; सुर (sura) - gods; असुर (asura) - demons; गणान् (gaṇān) - hosts; माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with garlands; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; समवाकिरन् (samavākiran) - scattered;]
(From that mountain peak, showers of flowers fell and scattered garlands everywhere on the hosts of gods and demons.)
From the peak of the mountain, showers of flowers fell, scattering garlands all around on the hosts of gods and demons.
बभूवात्र महाघोषो महामेघरवोपमः। उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः ॥१-१६-१८॥
babhūvātra mahāghoṣo mahāmegharavopamaḥ। udadhermathyamānasya mandareṇa surāsuraiḥ ॥1-16-18॥
[बभूव (babhūva) - became; अत्र (atra) - here; महाघोषः (mahāghoṣaḥ) - great sound; महामेघरवोपमः (mahāmegharavopamaḥ) - like the sound of great clouds; उधेः (udadeḥ) - of the ocean; मथ्यमानस्य (mathyamānasya) - being churned; मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) - by Mandara; सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons;]
(Here became a great sound like the sound of great clouds, of the ocean being churned by Mandara by gods and demons.)
Here, a great sound arose, resembling the roar of mighty clouds, as the ocean was churned by the Mandara mountain with the help of gods and demons.
तत्र नानाजलचरा विनिष्पिष्टा महाद्रिणा। विलयं समुपाजग्मुः शतशो लवणाम्भसि ॥१-१६-१९॥
tatra nānājalacarā viniṣpiṣṭā mahādriṇā| vilayaṃ samupājagmuḥ śataśo lavaṇāmbhasi ॥1-16-19॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; नाना (nānā) - various; जलचरा (jalacarā) - aquatic creatures; विनिष्पिष्टा (viniṣpiṣṭā) - crushed; महाद्रिणा (mahādriṇā) - by the great mountain; विलयं (vilayaṃ) - destruction; समुपाजग्मुः (samupājagmuḥ) - reached; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - in the salt water;]
(There, various aquatic creatures crushed by the great mountain reached destruction in hundreds in the salt water.)
There, hundreds of various aquatic creatures were crushed by the great mountain and met their end in the salt water.
वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः। पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत् ॥१-१६-२०॥
vāruṇāni ca bhūtāni vividhāni mahīdharaḥ। pātālatalavāsīni vilayaṃ samupānayat ॥1-16-20॥
[वारुणानि (vāruṇāni) - of Varuna; च (ca) - and; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - mountain; पातालतलवासीनि (pātālatalavāsīni) - dwelling in the netherworld; विलयं (vilayaṃ) - destruction; समुपानयत् (samupānayat) - brought;]
(The mountain brought the various beings of Varuna dwelling in the netherworld to destruction.)
The mountain caused the destruction of various beings of Varuna residing in the netherworld.
तस्मिंश्च भ्राम्यमाणेऽद्रौ सङ्घृष्यन्तः परस्परम्। न्यपतन्पतगोपेताः पर्वताग्रान्महाद्रुमाः ॥१-१६-२१॥
tasmiṁśca bhrāmyamāṇe'drau saṅghṛṣyantaḥ parasparam। nyapatanpatagopetāḥ parvatāgrānmahādrumāḥ ॥1-16-21॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; च (ca) - and; भ्राम्यमाणे (bhrāmyamāṇe) - being whirled; अद्रौ (adrau) - mountain; सङ्घृष्यन्तः (saṅghṛṣyantaḥ) - rubbing; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; पतगोपेताः (patagopetāḥ) - with birds; पर्वताग्रान् (parvatāgrān) - from mountain peaks; महाद्रुमाः (mahādrumāḥ) - great trees;]
(In that mountain being whirled, rubbing against each other, the great trees with birds fell down from the mountain peaks.)
As the mountain was being whirled, the great trees, accompanied by birds, fell from the mountain peaks, rubbing against each other.
तेषां सङ्घर्षजश्चाग्निरर्चिर्भिः प्रज्वलन्मुहुः। विद्युद्भिरिव नीलाभ्रमावृणोन्मन्दरं गिरिम् ॥१-१६-२२॥
teṣāṃ saṅgharṣajaścāgnirarcirbhīḥ prajvalanmuhuḥ। vidyudbhiriva nīlābhramāvṛṇonmandaraṃ girim ॥1-16-22॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - their; सङ्घर्षजः (saṅgharṣajaḥ) - born of friction; च (ca) - and; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; अर्चिर्भिः (arcirbhīḥ) - with flames; प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - constantly; विद्युद्भिः (vidyudbhiḥ) - with lightning; इव (iva) - like; नीलाभ्रम् (nīlābhram) - dark cloud; आवृणोत् (āvṛṇot) - covered; मन्दरं (mandaram) - Mandara; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain;]
(Their fire, born of friction, blazing constantly with flames, covered the Mandara mountain like a dark cloud with lightning.)
The fire generated from their friction, with its blazing flames, constantly enveloped the Mandara mountain, resembling a dark cloud with flashes of lightning.
ददाह कुञ्जरांश्चैव सिंहांश्चैव विनिःसृतान्। विगतासूनि सर्वाणि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च ॥१-१६-२३॥
dadāha kuñjarāṃścaiva siṃhāṃścaiva viniḥsṛtān। vigatāsūni sarvāṇi sattvāni vividhāni ca ॥1-16-23॥
[ददाह (dadāha) - burned; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिंहान् (siṃhān) - lions; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विनिःसृतान् (viniḥsṛtān) - emerged; विगतासूनि (vigatāsūni) - lifeless; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - creatures; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(Burned the elephants and the lions that had emerged, all the lifeless and various creatures.)
He burned the elephants and lions that had emerged, along with all the various lifeless creatures.
तमग्निममरश्रेष्ठः प्रदहन्तं ततस्ततः। वारिणा मेघजेनेन्द्रः शमयामास सर्वतः ॥१-१६-२४॥
tam agnim amaraśreṣṭhaḥ pradahantaṃ tatas tataḥ। vāriṇā meghajenendraḥ śamayām āsa sarvataḥ ॥1-16-24॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; अमरश्रेष्ठः (amaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the immortals; प्रदहन्तम् (pradahantam) - burning; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; वारिणा (vāriṇā) - with water; मेघजेन (meghajena) - born of the clouds; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; शमयामास (śamayām āsa) - extinguished; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere;]
(The best of the immortals, Indra, extinguished that burning fire everywhere with water born of the clouds.)
Indra, the chief of the gods, put out the fire that was burning everywhere with rainwater.
ततो नानाविधास्तत्र सुस्रुवुः सागराम्भसि। महाद्रुमाणां निर्यासा बहवश्चौषधीरसाः ॥१-१६-२५॥
tato nānāvidhāstatra susruvuḥ sāgarāmbhasi। mahādrumāṇāṃ niryāsā bahavaścaoṣadhīrasāḥ ॥1-16-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नानाविधाः (nānāvidhāḥ) - various kinds; तत्र (tatra) - there; सुस्रुवुः (susruvuḥ) - flowed; सागराम्भसि (sāgarāmbhasi) - into the ocean; महाद्रुमाणां (mahādrumāṇāṃ) - of great trees; निर्यासाः (niryāsāḥ) - exudations; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; औषधी (auṣadhī) - of herbs; रसाः (rasāḥ) - juices;]
(Then various kinds of exudations of great trees and many juices of herbs flowed into the ocean.)
Then, various kinds of exudations from great trees and many herbal juices flowed into the ocean.
तेषाममृतवीर्याणां रसानां पयसैव च। अमरत्वं सुरा जग्मुः काञ्चनस्य च निःस्रवात् ॥१-१६-२६॥
teṣām amṛtavīryāṇāṃ rasānāṃ payasaiva ca। amaratvaṃ surā jagmuḥ kāñcanasya ca niḥsravāt ॥1-16-26॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अमृत (amṛta) - nectar; वीर्याणाम् (vīryāṇām) - of the potency; रसानाम् (rasānām) - of the essences; पयसा (payasā) - by the milk; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अमरत्वम् (amaratvam) - immortality; सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - attained; काञ्चनस्य (kāñcanasya) - of gold; च (ca) - and; निःस्रवात् (niḥsravāt) - from the flow;]
(Of them, by the milk of the essences of the nectar's potency, indeed, the gods attained immortality from the flow of gold.)
The gods attained immortality by the milk of the essences of the nectar's potency and from the flow of gold.
अथ तस्य समुद्रस्य तज्जातमुदकं पयः। रसोत्तमैर्विमिश्रं च ततः क्षीरादभूद्घृतम् ॥१-१६-२७॥
atha tasya samudrasya tajjātamudakaṃ payaḥ। rasottamairvimiśraṃ ca tataḥ kṣīrādabhūdghṛtam ॥1-16-27॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तस्य (tasya) - of that; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; तज्जातम् (tajjātam) - born from that; उदकम् (udakam) - water; पयः (payaḥ) - milk; रसोत्तमैः (rasottamaiḥ) - with the best essences; विमिश्रम् (vimiśram) - mixed; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षीरात् (kṣīrāt) - from milk; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; घृतम् (ghṛtam) - ghee;]
(Then, from that ocean, water was born as milk. Mixed with the best essences, then from milk became ghee.)
Then, from that ocean, water transformed into milk. It was mixed with the finest essences, and from that milk, ghee was produced.
ततो ब्रह्माणमासीनं देवा वरदमब्रुवन्। श्रान्ताः स्म सुभृशं ब्रह्मन्नोद्भवत्यमृतं च तत् ॥१-१६-२८॥
tato brahmāṇam āsīnaṃ devā varadam abruvan। śrāntāḥ sma subhṛśaṃ brahman nodbhavaty amṛtaṃ ca tat ॥1-16-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; वरदम् (varadam) - boon-giver; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; श्रान्ताः (śrāntāḥ) - tired; स्म (sma) - indeed; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - greatly; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahma; न (na) - not; उद्भवति (udbhavati) - arises; अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Then the gods, seated, said to Brahma, the boon-giver: "We are greatly tired, O Brahma, and that nectar does not arise.")
Then the gods, seated before Brahma, the boon-giver, expressed their fatigue, saying, "O Brahma, we are greatly exhausted, and the nectar has not yet emerged."
ऋते नारायणं देवं दैत्या नागोत्तमास्तथा। चिरारब्धमिदं चापि सागरस्यापि मन्थनम् ॥१-१६-२९॥
ṛte nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ daityā nāgottamāstathā। cirārabdhamidaṃ cāpi sāgarasyāpi manthanam ॥1-16-29॥
[ऋते (ṛte) - without; नारायणं (nārāyaṇaṃ) - Narayana; देवं (devaṃ) - god; दैत्या (daityā) - demons; नागोत्तमाः (nāgottamāḥ) - best of serpents; तथा (tathā) - also; चिरारब्धम् (cirārabdham) - long begun; इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean; अपि (api) - also; मन्थनम् (manthanam) - churning;]
(Without Narayana, god, demons, and the best of serpents, this long-begun churning of the ocean also.)
Without Narayana, the god, the demons, and the best of serpents, this long-initiated churning of the ocean would not have been possible.
ततो नारायणं देवं ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत्। विधत्स्वैषां बलं विष्णो भवानत्र परायणम् ॥१-१६-३०॥
tato nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ brahmā vacanamabravīt। vidhatsvaiṣāṃ balaṃ viṣṇo bhavānatraparāyaṇam ॥1-16-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana; देवम् (devam) - god; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - arrange; एषाम् (eṣām) - their; बलम् (balam) - strength; विष्णो (viṣṇo) - O Vishnu; भवान् (bhavān) - you; अत्र (atra) - here; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge;]
(Then Brahma said to the god Narayana: "Arrange their strength, O Vishnu, you are the refuge here.")
Then Brahma spoke to Lord Narayana, requesting him to organize the strength of the beings, acknowledging Vishnu as the ultimate refuge.
विष्णुरुवाच॥
viṣṇuruvāca॥
[विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vishnu said:)
Vishnu spoke:
बलं ददामि सर्वेषां कर्मैतद्ये समास्थिताः। क्षोभ्यतां कलशः सर्वैर्मन्दरः परिवर्त्यताम् ॥१-१६-३१॥
balaṁ dadāmi sarveṣāṁ karmaitadye samāsthitāḥ। kṣobhyatāṁ kalaśaḥ sarvairmandaraḥ parivartyatām ॥1-16-31॥
[बलं (balaṁ) - strength; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - to all; कर्म (karma) - action; एतत् (etat) - this; ये (ye) - who; समास्थिताः (samāsthitāḥ) - are engaged; क्षोभ्यतां (kṣobhyatāṁ) - let it be agitated; कलशः (kalaśaḥ) - the pot; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mandara mountain; परिवर्त्यताम् (parivartyatām) - let it be churned;]
(I give strength to all who are engaged in this action. Let the pot be agitated by all; let the Mandara mountain be churned.)
I grant strength to everyone involved in this task. Let the pot be stirred by everyone, and let the Mandara mountain be churned.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा बलिनस्ते महोदधेः। तत्पयः सहिता भूयश्चक्रिरे भृशमाकुलम् ॥१-१६-३२॥
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā balinaste mahodadheḥ। tatpayaḥ sahitā bhūyaścakrire bhṛśamākulam ॥1-16-32॥
[नारायणवचः (nārāyaṇavacaḥ) - words of Nārāyaṇa; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; बलिनः (balinaḥ) - the powerful ones; ते (te) - they; महोदधेः (mahodadheḥ) - of the great ocean; तत् (tat) - that; पयः (payaḥ) - water; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together with; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very; आकुलम् (ākulam) - agitated;]
(Having heard the words of Nārāyaṇa, the powerful ones of the great ocean, together with the water, again made it very agitated.)
Upon hearing the words of Nārāyaṇa, the powerful beings of the great ocean, along with the water, once more caused great agitation.
ततः शतसहस्रांशुः समान इव सागरात्। प्रसन्नभाः समुत्पन्नः सोमः शीतांशुरुज्ज्वलः ॥१-१६-३३॥
tataḥ śatasahasrāṃśuḥ samāna iva sāgarāt। prasannabhāḥ samutpannaḥ somaḥ śītāṃśurujjvalaḥ ॥1-16-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शतसहस्रांशुः (śatasahasrāṃśuḥ) - hundred-thousand-rayed; समानः (samānaḥ) - equal; इव (iva) - like; सागरात् (sāgarāt) - from the ocean; प्रसन्नभाः (prasannabhāḥ) - clear-rayed; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - arisen; सोमः (somaḥ) - moon; शीतांशुः (śītāṃśuḥ) - cool-rayed; उज्ज्वलः (ujjvalaḥ) - bright;]
(Then, the hundred-thousand-rayed one, like from the ocean, the clear-rayed, arisen moon, cool-rayed and bright.)
Then, the moon, with its hundred-thousand rays, rose brightly and coolly from the ocean, clear and luminous.
श्रीरनन्तरमुत्पन्ना घृतात्पाण्डुरवासिनी। सुरा देवी समुत्पन्ना तुरगः पाण्डुरस्तथा ॥१-१६-३४॥
śrīranantaramutpannā ghṛtātpāṇḍuravāsinī। surā devī samutpannā turagaḥ pāṇḍurastathā ॥1-16-34॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards; उत्पन्ना (utpannā) - born; घृतात् (ghṛtāt) - from ghee; पाण्डुर (pāṇḍura) - white; वासिनी (vāsinī) - residing; सुरा (surā) - goddess; देवी (devī) - goddess; समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - born; तुरगः (turagaḥ) - horse; पाण्डुरः (pāṇḍuraḥ) - white; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Prosperity was born afterwards, residing in white ghee. The goddess Surā was born, and also a white horse.)
Afterwards, prosperity emerged from the ghee, residing in whiteness. The goddess Surā and a white horse were also born.
कौस्तुभश्च मणिर्दिव्य उत्पन्नोऽमृतसम्भवः। मरीचिविकचः श्रीमान्नारायण उरोगतः ॥१-१६-३५॥
kaustubhaśca maṇirdivya utpanno'mṛtasambhavaḥ। marīcivikacaḥ śrīmānnārāyaṇa urogataḥ ॥1-16-35॥
[कौस्तुभः (kaustubhaḥ) - Kaustubha jewel; च (ca) - and; मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem; दिव्य (divya) - divine; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - produced; अमृत (amṛta) - nectar; सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - origin; मरीचि (marīci) - ray; विकचः (vikacaḥ) - blossomed; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; उरोगतः (urogataḥ) - chest-placed;]
(The divine Kaustubha gem, produced from nectar, blossomed with rays, is placed on the glorious Narayana's chest.)
The divine Kaustubha gem, originating from nectar, shines with rays and is placed on the glorious chest of Narayana.
श्रीः सुरा चैव सोमश्च तुरगश्च मनोजवः। यतो देवास्ततो जग्मुरादित्यपथमाश्रिताः ॥१-१६-३६॥
śrīḥ surā caiva somaśca turagaśca manojavaḥ। yato devāstato jagmurādityapathamāśritāḥ ॥1-16-36॥
[श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; सुरा (surā) - gods; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; च (ca) - and; तुरगः (turagaḥ) - horse; च (ca) - and; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - swift as the mind; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; ततः (tataḥ) - then; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; आदित्यपथम् (ādityapatham) - path of the sun; आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken refuge;]
(Prosperity, gods, and indeed Soma, and horse, and swift as the mind. From where the gods then went, having taken refuge in the path of the sun.)
Prosperity, the gods, Soma, and the swift horse went to the path of the sun, where they took refuge.
धन्वन्तरिस्ततो देवो वपुष्मानुदतिष्ठत। श्वेतं कमण्डलुं बिभ्रदमृतं यत्र तिष्ठति ॥१-१६-३७॥
dhanvantaristato devo vapuṣmānudatiṣṭhata। śvetaṃ kamaṇḍaluṃ bibhrad amṛtaṃ yatra tiṣṭhati ॥1-16-37॥
[धन्वन्तरिः (dhanvantarīḥ) - Dhanvantari; ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवः (devaḥ) - god; वपुष्मान् (vapuṣmān) - embodied; उदतिष्ठत (udatiṣṭhata) - arose; श्वेतं (śvetaṃ) - white; कमण्डलुं (kamaṇḍaluṃ) - water-pot; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - holding; अमृतं (amṛtam) - nectar; यत्र (yatra) - where; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - resides;]
(Then the god Dhanvantari, embodied, arose, holding a white water-pot where nectar resides.)
Then the god Dhanvantari appeared, holding a white pot containing the nectar of immortality.
एतदत्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा दानवानां समुत्थितः। अमृतार्थे महान्नादो ममेदमिति जल्पताम् ॥१-१६-३८॥
etad atyadbhutaṁ dṛṣṭvā dānavānāṁ samutthitaḥ। amṛtārthe mahānnādo mamedam iti jalpatām ॥1-16-38॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; अत्यद्भुतं (atyadbhutaṁ) - very wonderful; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the demons; समुत्थितः (samutthitaḥ) - arose; अमृतार्थे (amṛtārthe) - for the sake of nectar; महान्नादः (mahānnādaḥ) - great sound; मम (mama) - my; इदम् (idam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; जल्पताम् (jalpatām) - of those speaking;]
(Having seen this very wonderful thing, the demons arose. For the sake of nectar, a great sound of 'This is mine!' arose among those speaking.)
Upon witnessing this astonishing event, the demons rose up. In their quest for nectar, a loud clamor of 'This is mine!' echoed among them.
ततो नारायणो मायामास्थितो मोहिनीं प्रभुः। स्त्रीरूपमद्भुतं कृत्वा दानवानभिसंश्रितः ॥१-१६-३९॥
tato nārāyaṇo māyām āsthito mohinīṃ prabhuḥ। strīrūpam adbhutaṃ kṛtvā dānavān abhisaṃśritaḥ ॥1-16-39॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - assumed; मोहिनीम् (mohinīm) - enchanting; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; स्त्रीरूपम् (strīrūpam) - female form; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons; अभिसंश्रितः (abhisaṃśritaḥ) - approached;]
(Then Narayana, the lord, assumed the illusion of an enchanting female form, having made a wonderful form, approached the demons.)
Then Lord Narayana, taking on the guise of an enchanting woman, wonderfully transformed, approached the demons.
ततस्तदमृतं तस्यै ददुस्ते मूढचेतसः। स्त्रियै दानवदैतेयाः सर्वे तद्गतमानसाः ॥१-१६-४०॥
tatastadamṛtaṃ tasyai daduste mūḍhacetasaḥ। striyai dānavadaiteyāḥ sarve tadgatamānasāḥ ॥1-16-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; अमृतं (amṛtaṃ) - nectar; तस्यै (tasyai) - to her; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave; ते (te) - they; मूढचेतसः (mūḍhacetasaḥ) - foolish-minded; स्त्रियै (striyai) - to the woman; दानवदैतेयाः (dānavadaiteyāḥ) - the demons and Daityas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तत् (tat) - that; गतमानसाः (gatamānasāḥ) - whose minds were set;]
(Then they, the foolish-minded demons and Daityas, all whose minds were set, gave that nectar to her, the woman.)
Then, all the foolish-minded demons and Daityas, whose minds were set on it, gave that nectar to the woman.
