yad-artham va yatas cadrim
yathamrtam suraih praptam
sri-raja uvaca-King Pariksit inquired; yatha-as; bhagavata-by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; brahman-O learned brahmana; mathitah-churned; ksira-sagarah-the ocean of milk; yat-artham-what was the purpose; va-either; yatah-wherefrom, for what reason; ca-and; adrim-the mountain (Mandara); dadhara-was staying; ambucara-atmana-in the form of a tortoise; yatha-as; amrtam-nectar; suraih-by the demigods; praptam-was achieved; kim-what; ca-and; anyat-other; abhavat-became; tatah-thereafter; etat-all these; bhagavatah-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karma-pastimes, activities; vadasva-kindly describe; parama-adbhutam-because they are so wonderful.