Text 9]
Lord Śiva Saves the Universe
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bhuñjāna evātma-kṛtaṁ vipākam.  Devotees endure hindrances, accepting them to be caused by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and regarding them as benedictions. Demons, however, being unable to understand the supreme controller, regard such hindrances as accidental. Here, of course, the Supreme Personality of Godhead was present personally. It was by His will that there were hindrances, and by His will those hindrances were removed. The Lord appeared as a tortoise to support the great mountain.  Kṣitir iha vipulatare tava tiṣṭhati pṛṣṭhe.  The Lord held the great mountain on His back.  Keśava dhṛta-kūrma-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare.  Dangers can be created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they can also be removed by Him. This is known to devotees, but demons cannot understand it.
TEXT 9
तमुत्थितं वीक्ष्य कुलाचलं पुनः
समुद्यता निर्मथितुं सुरासुराः ।
दधार पृष्ठेन स लक्षयोजन-
प्रस्तारिणा द्वीप इवापरो महान् ॥ ९ ॥
tam utthitaṁ vīkṣya kulācalaṁ punaḥ samudyatā nirmathituṁ surāsurāḥ dadhāra pṛṣṭhena sa lakṣa-yojana- prastāriṇā dvīpa ivāparo mahān
tam—that mountain; utthitam—lifted; vīkṣya—observing; kulācalam—known as Mandara; punaḥ—again; samudyatāḥ—enlivened; nirmathitum—to churn the ocean of milk; sura-asurāḥ—the demigods and the demons; dadhāra—carried; pṛṣṭhena—by the back; saḥ—the Supreme Lord; lakṣa-yojana—one hundred thousand yojanas (eight hundred thousand miles); prastāriṇā—extending; dvīpaḥ—a big island; iva—like; aparaḥ—another; mahān—very big.
TRANSLATION
When the demigods and demons saw that Mandara Mountain had been lifted, they were enlivened and encouraged to begin