Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.31

athodadher mathyamanat

kasyapair amritarthibhih

udatishthan maharaja

purushah paramadbhutah

SYNONYMS

atha -- thereafter; udadheh -- from the ocean of milk; mathyamanat -- while being churned; kasyapaih -- by the sons of Kasyapa, namely the demigods and the demons; amrita-arthibhih -- anxious to get nectar from the churning; udatishthat -- there appeared; maharaja -- O King; purushah -- a male person; parama -- highly; adbhutah -- wonderful.

TRANSLATION

O King, thereafter, while the sons of Kasyapa, both demons and demigods, were engaged in churning the ocean of milk, a very wonderful male person appeared.

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