Text 38] The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce 237
TEXT 38
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faft anier Tes RAHA Se |
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mea saad augentsa: 131i
girim cdropya garude
hastenaikena lilaya
druhya prayaydv abdhim
surdsura-ganair urtah

girim—the mountain; ca—also; dropya—placing; garude—on the
back of Garuda; hastena—by the hand; ekena—one; lilaya—very easily
as His pastime; druhya—getting on; prayayau—He went; abdhim—to
the ocean of milk; sura-asura-ganaih—by the demigods and asuras;
vrtah —surrounded.

TRANSLATION

The Lord very easily lifted the mountain with one hand and
placed it on the back of Garuda. Then, He too got on the back of
Garuda and went to the ocean of milk, surrounded by the
demigods and demons.

PURPORT

Here is proof of the omnipotence of the Supreme Personality of God-
head, who is above everyone. There are two classes of living entities—
the demons and the demigods—and the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is above them both. The demons believe in the “chance” theory of cre-
ation, whereas the demigods believe in creation by the hand of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. The omnipotence of the Supreme Lord
is proved here, for simply with one hand He lifted Mandara Mountain,
the demigods and the demons, placed them on the back of Garuda and
brought them to the ocean of milk. Now, the demigods, the devotees,
would immediately accept this incident, knowing that the Lord can lift
anything, however heavy it might be. But although demons were also
carried along with the demigods, demons, upon hearing of this incident,
would say that it is mythological. But if God is all-powerful, why would it
