अपांपतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्ततः। सोढाऽस्मि विपुलं मर्दं मन्दरभ्रमणादिति
Then the lord of waters spoke, 'Let me also have a share; I will endure the great agitation caused by the turning of Mandara.'
ऊचुश्च कूर्मराजानमकूपारे सुरासुराः। अधिष्ठानं गिरेरस्य भवान्भवितुमर्हति
The gods and asuras said to the king of tortoises in the deep, 'You ought to become the support for this mountain.'
कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम्। तं शैलं तस्य पृष्ठस्थं वज्रेणेन्द्रोऽभ्यपीडयत्
Having agreed, the tortoise offered its back, and Indra pressed the mountain placed upon its back with his thunderbolt.
मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा तथा योक्त्रं च वासुकिम्। देवा मथितुमारब्धाः समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम्। अमृतार्थे पुरा ब्रह्मस्तथैवासुरदानवाः
Using Mandara as the churning rod and Vasuki as the rope, the gods, along with the Asuras and Danavas, began to churn the ocean, the repository of waters, for the sake of ambrosia, as Brahma had formerly directed.
एकमन्तमुपाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः
The great Asuras seized one end of the serpent king.
विबुधाः सहिताः सर्वे यतः पुच्छं ततः स्थिताः। अनन्तो भगवान्देवो यतो नारायणः स्थितः
All the gods together took their place at the tail, where the divine Ananta, Lord Narayana, stood.
वासुकेरग्रमाश्लिष्टा नागराज्ञो महासुराः।' शिर उत्क्षिप्य नागस्य पुनः पुनरवाक्षिपन्
The great Asuras grasped the head of Vasuki, the serpent king, and repeatedly pulled it upwards and then downwards.
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसा क्षिप्यतोऽसुरैः। सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात्
As the Asuras swiftly pulled Vasuki, the serpent, smoke and blazing flames issued repeatedly from his mouth.
वासुकेर्मथ्यमानस्य निःसृतेन विषेण च। अभवन्मिश्रितं तोयं तदा भार्गवनन्दन
O Bhargava's descendant, as Vasuki was churned, the water became mixed with the poison that emerged from him.
मथनान्मन्दरेणाथ देवदानवबाहुभिः। विषं तीक्ष्णं समुद्भूतं हालाहलमिति श्रुतम्
Then, as the gods and Danavas churned with Mandara using their arms, a sharp poison arose, known as Halahala.
देवाश्च दानवाश्चैव दग्धाश्चैव विषेण ह। अपाक्रामंस्ततो भीता विषादमगमंस्तदा
The gods and Danavas, scorched by the poison, fled from there in fear and fell into despair.
ब्रह्माणमब्रुवन्देवाः समेत्य मुनिपुंगवैः। मथ्यमानेऽमृते जातं विषं कालानलप्रभम्
The gods, together with the foremost sages, approached Brahma and said: 'As we churned for ambrosia, a poison has arisen, blazing like the fire of destruction.'
तेनैव तापिता लोकास्तस्य प्रतिकुरुष्वह। एवमुक्तस्तदा ब्रह्मा दध्यौ लोकेश्वरं हरम्
'By this, the worlds are tormented; please counteract it.' Thus addressed, Brahma then meditated upon Hara, the lord of the worlds.
त्र्यक्षं त्रिशूलिनं रुद्रे देवदेवमुमापतिम्। तदाऽथ चिन्तितो देवस्तज्ज्ञात्वा द्रुतमाययौ
He thought of the three-eyed, trident-bearing Rudra, the god of gods, consort of Uma; knowing this, the god swiftly appeared.
तस्याथ देवस्तत्सर्वमाचचक्षे प्रजापतिः। तच्छ्रुत्वा दवेदेवेशो लोकस्यास्य हितेप्सया
Then the lord of creatures related everything to the god; hearing this, the lord of the gods, desiring the welfare of the world,
अपिबत्तद्विषं रुद्रः कालानलसमप्रभम्। कण्ठे स्थापितवान्देवो लोकानां हितकाम्यया
Rudra drank that poison, blazing like the fire of destruction, and held it in his throat, wishing for the good of all beings.
यस्मात्तु नीलता कण्ठे नीलकण्ठस्ततः स्मृतः। पीतमात्रे विषे तत्र रुद्रेणामिततेजसा
Because his throat became blue, he is remembered as 'the blue-throated one'; when Rudra of immeasurable energy drank the poison,
देवाः प्रीताः पुनर्जग्मुश्चक्रुर्वै कर्म तत्तथा। मथ्यमानेऽमृतस्यार्थे भूयो वै देवदानवैः
The gods, pleased, resumed their work and again the gods and Danavas churned for the sake of ambrosia.
वासुकेरथ नागस्य सहसा क्षिप्यतोऽसुरैः। सधूमाः सार्चिषो वाता निष्पेतुरसकृन्मुखात्
As the Asuras swiftly pulled Vasuki, the serpent, smoke and blazing flames issued repeatedly from his mouth.
ते धूमसङ्घाः संभूता मेघसङ्घाः सविद्युतः। अभ्यवर्षन्सुरगणाञ्श्रमसंतापकर्शितान्
Those masses of smoke became clouds filled with lightning, and they rained down upon the hosts of gods, who were exhausted and afflicted by toil.
तस्माच्च गिरिकूटाग्रात्प्रच्युताः पुष्पवृष्टयः। सुरासुरगणान्सर्वान्समन्तात्समवाकिरन्
From the summit of that mountain peak, showers of flowers fell, covering all the hosts of gods and asuras on every side.
बभूवात्र महान्नादो महामेघरवोपमः। उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः
There arose a great sound there, like the roar of a mighty cloud, as the ocean was churned by the gods and asuras with Mandara.
तत्र नानाजलचरा विनिष्पिष्टा महाद्रिणा। विलयं समुपाजग्मुः शतशो लवणाम्भसि
There, many aquatic creatures were crushed by the great mountain and perished by the hundreds in the salty water.
वारुणानि च भूतानि विविधानि महीधरः। पातालतलवासीनि विलयं समुपानयत्
The great mountain also brought destruction to various beings of Varuna, dwelling in the depths of the underworld.
तस्मिंश्च भ्राम्यमाणेऽद्रौ संघृष्यन्तः परस्परम्। न्यपतन्पतगोपेताः पर्वताग्रान्महाद्रुमाः
As that mountain was being whirled, great trees, clinging to the mountain peaks, collided with each other and fell down.
तेषां संघर्षजश्चाग्निरर्चिर्भिः प्रज्वलन्मुहुः। विद्युद्भिरिव नीलाभ्रमावृणोन्मन्दरं गिरिम्
From their collision, fire arose, blazing repeatedly with flames, covering Mount Mandara with tongues of fire like lightning covers a dark cloud.
ददाह कुञ्जरांस्तत्र सिंहांश्चैव विनिर्गतान्। विगतासूनि सर्वाणि सत्त्वानि विविधानि च
That fire burned the elephants there, and also the lions that had emerged, and all the various beings whose life had departed.
तमग्निममरश्रेष्ठः प्रदहन्तमितस्ततः। वारिणा मेघजेनेन्द्रः शमयामास सर्वशः
Then the best of the immortals, Indra, extinguished that fire, which was burning here and there, completely with water produced from clouds.
ततो नानाविधास्तत्र सुस्रुवुः सागराम्भसि। महाद्रुमाणां निर्यासा बहवश्चौषधीरसाः
Then, into the ocean, many different kinds of saps from the great trees and the juices of herbs flowed forth.
तेषाममृतवीर्याणां रसानां पयसैव च। अमरत्वं सुरा जग्मुः काञ्चनस्य च निःस्रवात्
From those juices, possessing the essence of immortality, and from the milk as well, the gods attained immortality, as also from the flow of gold.