Text 38] The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
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TEXT 38
गिरिं चारोप्य गरुडे हस्तेनैकेन लीलया । आरुह्य प्रययावब्धिं सुरासुरगणैर्वृतः ॥३८॥
girim cāropya garuḍe hastenaikena līlayā āruhya prayayāv abdhiṁ surāsura-gaṇair vṛtaḥ
girim —the mountain;  ca —also;  āropya —placing;  garuḍe —on the back of Garuḍa;  hastena —by the hand;  ekena —one;  līlayā —very easily as His pastime;  āruhya —getting on;  prayayau —He went;  abdhiṁ —to the ocean of milk;  sura-asura-gaṇaiḥ —by the demigods and  asuras ;  vṛtaḥ —surrounded.
TRANSLATION
The Lord very easily lifted the mountain with one hand and placed it on the back of Garuḍa. Then, He too got on the back of Garuḍa and went to the ocean of milk, surrounded by the demigods and demons.
PURPORT
Here is proof of the omnipotence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is above everyone. There are two classes of living entities—the demons and the demigods—and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is above them both. The demons believe in the “chance” theory of creation, whereas the demigods believe in creation by the hand of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The omnipotence of the Supreme Lord is proved here, for simply with one hand He lifted Mandara Mountain, the demigods and the demons, placed them on the back of Garuḍa and brought them to the ocean of milk. Now, the demigods, the devotees, would immediately accept this incident, knowing that the Lord can lift anything, however heavy it might be. But although demons were also carried along with the demigods, demons, upon hearing of this incident, would say that it is mythological. But if God is all-powerful, why would it