Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 18: Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.12

iti priyaḿ hitaḿ vākyaḿ

bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ

vatsaḿ kṛtvā manuḿ pāṇāv

aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; priyam — pleasing; hitam — beneficial; vākyam — words; bhuvaḥ — of the earth; ādāya — taking into consideration; bhū-patiḥ — the King; vatsam — calf; kṛtvā — making; manumSvāyambhuva Manu; pāṇauin his hands; aduhat — milked; sakala — all; oṣadhīḥ — herbs and grains.

TRANSLATION

After hearing the auspicious and pleasing words of the planet earth, the King accepted them. He then transformed Svāyambhuva Manu into a calf and milked all the herbs and grains from the earth in the form of a cow, keeping them in his cupped hands.

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