Text 36]
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
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samartho 'py asurāṇāṁ tu sva-hastād amucat sudhām
Dhanvantari, who was carrying the jug containing nectar, was a plenary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but although he was very strong, the  asuras  were able to take the jug of nectar from his hands.
TEXT 35
तमालोक्यासुराः सर्वे कलसं चामृताभृतम् ।
लिप्सन्तः सर्ववस्तूनि कलसं तरसाहरन् ॥३५॥
tam ālokyāsurāḥ sarve kalasaṁ cāmṛtābhṛtam lipsantaḥ sarva-vastūni kalasaṁ tarasāharan
tam —him;  ālokya —seeing;  asurāḥ —the demons;  sarve —all of them;  kalasam —the container of nectar;  ca —also;  amṛta-ābhṛtam —filled with nectar;  lipsantaḥ —desiring strongly;  sarva-vastūni —all objects;  kalasam —the jug;  tarasā —immediately;  aharan —snatched away.
TRANSLATION
Upon seeing Dhanvantari carrying the jug of nectar, the demons, desiring the jug and its contents, immediately snatched it away by force.
TEXT 36
नीयमानेऽसुरैस्तस्मिन्कलसेऽमृतभाजने । विषण्णमनसो देवा हरिं शरणमाययुः ॥३६॥
nīyamāne 'surais tasmin kalase 'mṛta-bhājane viṣaṇṇa-manaso devā hariṁ śaraṇam āyayuḥ
nīyamāne —being carried;  asuraiḥ —by the demons;  tasmin —that;  kalase —jug;  amṛta-bhājane —containing nectar;  viṣaṇṇa-manasaḥ —