Text 9] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 249

bhufijana evatma-krtarn vipdkam. Devotees endure hindrances, accept-
ing 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 per-
sonally. It was by His will that there were hindrances, and by His will
those hindrances were removed. The Lord appeared as a tortoise to sup-
port the great mountain. Ksitir iha vipulatare tava tisthati prsthe. The
Lord held the great mountain on His back. Kesava dhrta-kirma-Sarira
jaya jagadisa hare. Dangers can be created by the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, and they can also be removed by Him. This is known to de-
votees, but demons cannot understand it.

TEXT 9
qafad der Ferae Fa:
wut ferifad gaa: |
TR Fst A BAIA
HATA ZIT ATT AeA 1 AI

tam utthitarh viksya kulacalarh punah
samudyata nirmathitum surdsurah

dadhara prsthena sa laksa-yojana-
prastarina dvipa waparo mahan

tam—that mountain; utthitam—lifted; viksya—observing;
kulacalam—known as Mandara; punah—again; samudyatah—en-
livened; nirmathitum—to churn the ocean of milk; swra-asurah—the
demigods and the demons; dadhara—carried; prsthena—by the back;
sah—the Supreme Lord; laksa-yojana—one hundred thousand yojanas
(eight hundred thousand miles); prastérinad—extending; dvipah—a big
island; iva—like; aparah—another; mahdn—very big.

TRANSLATION

When the demigods and demons saw that Mandara Mountain
had been lifted, they were enlivened and encouraged to begin
