### SB 4.18.12

> इति प्रियं हितं वाक्यं भुव आदाय भूपतिः ।\
> वत्सं कृत्वा मनुं पाणावदुहत्सकलौषधीः ॥१२॥

> iti priyaṁ hitaṁ vākyaṁ\
> bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ\
> vatsaṁ kṛtvā manuṁ pāṇāv\
> aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ

*iti*—thus; *priyam*—pleasing; *hitam*—beneficial; *vākyam*—words; *bhuvaḥ*—of the earth; *ādāya*—taking into consideration; *bhū-patiḥ*—the King; *vatsam*—calf; *kṛtvā*—making; *manum*—Svāyambhuva Manu; *pāṇau*—in his hands; *aduhat*—milked; *sakala*—all; *oṣadhīḥ*—herbs and grains.

**After hearing the auspicious and pleasing words of the planet earth, the King accepted them. He then transformed Svāyambhuva Manu into a calf and milked all the herbs and grains from the earth in the form of a cow, keeping them in his cupped hands.**