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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.4
varanendro vinirgatah
dantais caturbhih svetadrer
SYNONYMS
tatah -- thereafter; airavatah nama -- of the name Airavata; varana-indrah -- the king of elephants; vinirgatah -- was generated; dantaih -- with its tusks; caturbhih -- four; sveta -- white; adreh -- of the mountain; haran -- defying; bhagavatah -- of Lord Siva; mahim -- the glories.
TRANSLATION
As the next result of the churning, the king of elephants, named Airavata, was generated. This elephant was white, and with its four tusks it defied the glories of Kailasa Mountain, the glorious abode of Lord Siva.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness