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TEXT 1
sri-suka uvaca
te naga-rajam amantrya
phala-bhagena vasukim
pariviya girau tasmin
netram abdhim mudanvitah
arebhire sura yatta
amrtarthe kurudvaha
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; teall of them (the demigods and the demons); naga-rajamthe king of the Nagas, snakes; amantryainviting, or requesting; phala-bhagenaby promising a share of the nectar; vasukimthe snake Vasuki; pariviyaencircling; girauMandara Mountain; tasminunto it; netramthe churning rope; abdhimthe ocean of milk; muda anvitahall surcharged with great pleasure; arebhirebegan to act; surahthe demigods; yattahwith great endeavor; amrta-arthefor gaining nectar; kuru-udvahaO King Pariksit, best of the Kurus.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O best of the Kurus, Maharaja Pariksit, the demigods and demons summoned Vasuki, king of the serpents, requesting him to come and promising to give him a share of the nectar. They coiled Vasuki around Mandara Mountain as a churning rope, and with great pleasure they endeavored to produce nectar by churning the ocean of milk.
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