Text 7] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 247

dhriyamano ‘pi balibhir
gauravat pandu-nandana

mathyamane—while the churning was going on; arnave—in the
ocean of milk; sah—that; adrih—hill; anddhérah—without being sup-
ported by anything; hi—indeed; apah—in the water; avisat—drowned;
dhriyamanah—captured; api—although; balibhih—by the powerful
demigods and demons; gauravat—from being very heavy; pandu-nan-
dana—O son of Pandu (Maharaja Pariksit).

TRANSLATION

O son of the Pandu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus
being used as a churning rod in the ocean of milk, it had no sup-
port, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the
demigods and demons, it sank into the water.

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te sunirvinna-manasah
parimlana-mukha-sriyah

dsan sva-pauruse naste
daivenatibaliyasa

te—all of them (the demigods and demons); sunirvinna-manasah—
their minds being very disappointed; parimlana—dried up; mukha-
Sriyah—the beauty of their faces; dsan—became; sva-pauruse—with
their own prowess; naste—being lost; daivena—by a providential ar-
rangement; ati-baliyaséd—which is always stronger than anything else.

TRANSLATION

Because the mountain had been sunk by the strength of provi-
dence, the demigods and demons were disappointed, and their
faces seemed to shrivel.
