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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 7]
of the snake;  puccham —the rear portion;  jagrāha —grasped;  sa-amaraḥ —with the demigods.
TRANSLATION
Thus the demons remained silent, opposing the desire of the demigods. Seeing the demons and understanding their motive, the Personality of Godhead smiled. Without discussion, He immediately accepted their proposal by grasping the tail of the snake, and the demigods followed Him.
TEXT 5
कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दनाः । ममन्थुः परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥
kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta evam kaśyapa-nandanāḥ mamanthuḥ paramam yattā amṛtārtham payo-nidhim
kṛta —adjusting;  sthāna-vibhāgāḥ —the division of the places they were to hold;  te —they;  evam —in this way;  kaśyapa-nandanāḥ —the sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons);  mamanthuḥ —churned;  paramam —with great;  yattāḥ —endeavor;  amṛta-artham —for getting nectar;  payaḥ-nidhim —the ocean of milk.
TRANSLATION
After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the ocean of milk.
TEXT 6
मध्यमानेऽर्णवे सोऽद्रिरनाधारो ह्यपोऽविशत् । ध्रियमाणोऽपि बलिभिर्गौरवात् पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ ६ ॥
mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir anādhāro hy apo 'viśat