252 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 7

according to their respective modes of nature—goodness, passion and ig-
norance.

TEXT 12

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Wary et | ACAAE! |
ant ff  aaatege-
faszafy: = qaatsfitae: 112211

upary agendram giri-rad ivanya
akramya hastena sahasra-bahuh

tasthau divi brahma-bhavendra-mukhyair
abhistuvadbhih sumano-’bhivrstah

upari—on the top of; agendram—the big mountain; giri-rat—the
king of mountains; iva—like; anyah—another; adkramya—catching;
hastena—by one hand; sahasra-bahuh—exhibiting thousands of hands;
tasthau—situated ; divi—in the sky; brahma—Lord Brahma; bhava—
Lord Siva; indra—the King of heaven; mukhyaih—headed by;
abhistuvadbhih—offered prayers to the Lord; sumanah—by flowers;
abhivrstah—being showered.

TRANSLATION

Manifesting Himself with thousands of hands, the Lord then ap-
peared on the summit of Mandara Mountain, like another great
mountain, and held Mandara Mountain with one hand. In the up-
per planetary systems, Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, along with
Indra, King of heaven, and other demigods, offered prayers to the
Lord and showered flowers upon Him.

PURPORT

To balance Mandara Mountain while it was being pulled from both
sides, the Lord Himself appeared on its summit like another great moun-
tain. Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and King Indra then expanded themselves
and showered flowers on the Lord.
