SB 8.6.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

निपतन्स गिरिस्तत्र बहूनमरदानवान् ।
चूर्णयामास महता भारेण कनकाचलः ॥ ३५ ॥

nipatan sa giris tatra

bahun amara-danavan

curnayam asa mahata

bharena kanakacalah

nipatan-falling down; sah-that; girih-mountain; tatra-there; bahun-many; amara-danavan-demigods and demons; curnayam asa-were smashed; mahata-by great; bharena-weight; kanaka-acalah-the golden mountain known as Mandara.

TRANSLATION

The mountain known as Mandara, which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, fell and smashed many demigods and demons.

PURPORT

By constitution, gold is heavier than stone. Since Mandara Mountain was made of gold and was therefore heavier than stone, the demigods and demons could not properly carry it to the ocean of milk.

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