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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.18.12

iti priyam hitam vākyam

bhuva ādāya bhūpatih

vatsam kritvā manum pānāv

aduhat sakalaushadhīh

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; priyam — pleasing; hitam — beneficial; vākyam — words; bhuvah — of the earth; ādāya — taking into consideration; bhū-patih — the King; vatsam — calf; kritvā — making; manumSvāyambhuva Manu; pānauin his hands; aduhat — milked; sakala — all; oshadhīh — 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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