If the one who is slain is not virtuous, then there is neither sin nor even a secondary fault in his death. Therefore, if you do not act today according to my words, for the welfare of the world, you will neglect your duty. You must establish yourself here and personally sustain the people. Revive them continually, for you are truly capable—there can be no doubt. If any terrifying being should arise with the intent to harm you, I would restrain it. All this, O King, I will accomplish; you need not doubt my resolve. Just as milk, when stirred, spreads everywhere for me, so too did the mountains multiply at the tip of Vena’s bow. By her own nature, the earth became both even and uneven for him. There was division—of ancient lands, of villages—such was her transformation. This state existed even before the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, in that ancient interval. Wherever there was equality of the earth at any place, it is said that people lived on roots and fruits for their sustenance. But from the time of Vainya onward, all this changed in the world. Pṛthu himself milked the earth, drawing forth crops with his own hands. The seers say that the earth was milked again and again. In these acts of milking, the vessel was the sacred meter, the Gāyatrī and other meters. Then, the hosts of gods, led by Purandara, approached: Maghavan was the calf, and the mighty Savitṛ was the milker. Again, it is told by the ancestors that the earth was milked by others: among them, Vaivasvata Yama, powerful and strong, was the calf. The Asuras too are said to have milked the earth: Virocana was their calf, and Prahrada, famed for his greatness, was among them. All the Asuras, skilled in illusion, drew milk by their magical arts. The Nagas are also said to have milked the earth, making Takshaka their calf. Vasuki, the powerful son of Kadru, was their milker. With this, the fierce, massive-bodied, poison-filled Nagas sustained themselves. Again, the earth was milked into a raw vessel for the beloved of hidden wealth. The one with a silver navel, the father of Manidhara, was their milker. By him, they are sustained—so it is truly said. Brahma milked the earth for the Brahmins, with Kubera as their calf. In a skull vessel, the earth was milked for the Rakshasas, yielding hidden wealth. Again, the Gandharvas and Apsaras milked the earth in a lotus vessel, with Vasuruci, the auspicious sage’s son, as their milker. It is also said that the mountains milked the earth: Himavat was the calf, and Meru, the great mountain, was the milker. Likewise, the trees and plants milked the earth: the blossoming shala tree was the wish-fulfilling cow, and the illustrious plaksha tree was the calf. Thus, she is called Dhātrī, Vidhātrī, Dhāraṇī, and Vasundharā—the supporter, the ordainer, the bearer, and the earth rich with treasures. She is the very foundation and womb of the world, holding both the moving and the unmoving within her embrace.