ksirodadhav amara-danava-yuthapanam
unmathnatam amrta-labdhaya adi-devah
prsthena kacchapa-vapur vidadhara gotram
nidraksano 'dri-parivarta-kasana-kanduh
ksira-milk; udadhau-in the ocean of; amara-the demigods; danava-the demons; yutha-panam-of the leaders of both hosts; unmathnatam-while churning; amrta-nectar; labdhaya-for gaining; adi-devah-the primeval Lord; prsthena-by the backbone; kacchapa-tortoise; vapuh-body; vidadhara-assumed; gotram-the Mandara Hill; nidraksanah-while partly sleeping; adri-parivarta-rolling the hill; kasana-scratching; kanduh-itching.