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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 7]
TEXT 8
विलोक्य विघ्नेशविधिं तदेश्वरो दुरन्तवीर्योऽवितथाभिसन्धिः । कृत्वा वपुः कच्छपमङ्गुतं महत् ग्रविश्य तोयं गिरिमुज्जहार ॥ ८ ॥
vilokya vighneśa-vidhim tadeśvaro duranta-vīryo 'vitathābhisandhiḥ kṛtvā vapuḥ kacchapam adbhutam mahat praviśya toyam girim ujjahāra
vilokya —observing;  vighna —the obstruction (the sinking of the mountain);  iśa-vidhim —by the providential arrangement;  tadā —then;  iśvaraḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  duranta-vīryaḥ —inconceivably powerful;  avitatha —infallible;  abhisandhiḥ —whose determination;  kṛtvā —expanding;  vapuḥ —body;  kacchapam —tortoise;  adbhutam —wonderful;  mahat —very great;  praviśya —entering;  toyam —the water;  girim —the mountain (Mandara);  ujjahāra —lifted.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the situation that had been created by the will of the Supreme, the unlimitedly powerful Lord, whose determination is infallible, took the wonderful shape of a tortoise, entered the water, and lifted the great Mandara Mountain.
PURPORT
Here is evidence that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme controller of everything. As we have previously described, there are two classes of men—the demons and the demigods—but neither of them are supremely powerful. Everyone has experienced that hindrances are imposed upon us by the supreme power. The demons regard these hindrances as mere accidents or chance, but devotees accept them to be acts of the supreme ruler. When faced with hindrances, therefore, devotees pray to the Lord.  Tat te 'nukampām susamīkṣamāṇo