Text 13] The Demigods Appeal to the Lord 151

etad bhagavatah karma
vadasva paramadbhutam

$ri-raja. uvaca—King Pariksit inquired; yatha—as; bhagavata —by
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; brahman—O learned brahmana;
mathitah—churned; ksira-sagarah—the ocean of milk; yat-artham—
what was the purpose; vd—either; yatah—wherefrom, for what
reason; ca—and; adrim—the mountain (Mandara); dadhaéra—was stay-
ing; ambucara-dtmand—in the form of a tortoise; yathad—as;
amrtam—nectar; suraih—by the demigods; préptam—was achieved;
kim—what; ca—and; anyat—other; abhavat—became; tatah—
thereafter; etat—all these; bhagavatah—of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; karma—pastimes, activities; vadasva—kindly describe;
parama-adbhutam—because they are so wonderful.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit inquired: O great brahmana, Sukadeva Gosvami,
why and how did Lord Visnu churn the ocean of milk? For what
reason did He stay in the water as a tortoise and hold up Mandara
Mountain? How did the demigods obtain the nectar, and what
other things were produced from the churning of the ocean?
Kindly describe all these wonderful activities of the Lord.

TEXT 13

SN AEAAAa Ale AAA Ta! |
atfaacata & Fad afat aoanfirag 112 311

tvaya sarikathyamdanena
mahimna sdatvatarh pateh

natitrpyati me cittam
suciram tdpa-tapitam

tvaya—by Your Holiness; sarikathyamadnena—being described;
mahimna—by all the glories; sdtvatam pateh—of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, the master of the devotees; na—not; ati-trpyati—is
sufficiently satisfied; me—my; cittam—heart; suciram—for such a long
time; tapa—by miseries; tapitam—being distressed.
