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| Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.8.5
airavanadayas tv ashtau
SYNONYMS
airavana-adayah -- headed by Airavana; tu -- but; ashtau -- eight; dik-gajah -- elephants that could go in any direction; abhavan -- were generated; tatah -- thereafter; abhramu-prabhritayah -- headed by the she-elephant named Abhramu; ashtau -- eight; ca -- also; karinyah -- female elephants; tu -- indeed; abhavan -- also generated; nripa -- O King.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, O King, eight great elephants, which could go in any direction, were generated. They were headed by Airavana. Eight she-elephants, headed by Abhramu, were also generated.
PURPORT
The names of the eight elephants were Airavana, Pundarika, Vamana, Kumuda, Anjana, Pushpadanta, Sarvabhauma and Supratika.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness