Text 36] The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
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TRANSLATION
Because of conveying the great mountain for a long distance, King Indra, Mahārāja Bali and the other demigods and demons became fatigued. Being unable to carry the mountain, they left it on the way.
TEXT 35
निपतन्स गिरिस्तत्र बहूनमरदानवान् । चूर्णयामास महता भारेण कनकाचलः ॥३५॥
nipatan sa giris tatra bahūn amara-dānavān cūrṇayām āsa mahatā bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ
nipatan—falling down; saḥ—that; giriḥ—mountain; tatra—there; bahūn—many; amara-dānavān—demigods and demons; cūrṇayām āsa—were smashed; mahatā—by great; bhāreṇa—weight; kanaka-acalaḥ—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.
TEXT 36
तांस्तथा भग्नमनसो भग्नवाहूरुकन्धरान् । विज्ञाय भगवांस्तत्र बभूव गरुडध्वजः ॥३६॥
tāṁs tathā bhagna-manaso bhagna-bāhūru-kandharān