Text 19] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 257

nirmathyamanad udadher abhid visam
maholbanam hdlahalahvam agratah
sambhranta-minonmakarahi-kacchapat

timi-dvipa-graha-timingilakulat

nirmathyamanat—while the activities of churning were going on;
udadheh—from the ocean; abhiit—there was; visam—poison; mahd-
ulbanam—very fierce; hdalahala-dhvam—by the name _ hdlahala;
agratah—at first; sambhranta—agitated and going here and there;
mina—various kinds of fish; unmakara—sharks; ahi—different kinds
of snakes; kacchapdt—and many kinds of tortoises; timi—whales;
dvipa —water elephants; graha—crocodiles; timingila—whales that can
swallow whales; dkulat—being very much agitated.

TRANSLATION

The fish, sharks, tortoises and snakes were most agitated and
perturbed. The entire ocean became turbulent, and even the large
aquatic animals like whales, water elephants, crocodiles and
timingila fish [large whales that can swallow small whales] came to
the surface. While the ocean was being churned in this way, it first
produced a fiercely dangerous poison called halahala.

TEXT 19

aguani fafa ferqaaet
fraaqerigaeasta |
Wat Is TeITR aau
AAAI: Wot AaTT URS
tad ugra-vegam disi disy upary adho
visarpad utsarpad asahyam aprati

bhitah praja dudruvur anga sesvara
araksyamanah saranam sadasivam

tat—that; ugra-vegam—very fierce and potent poison; disi disi—in
all directions; upari—upward; adhah—downward; visarpat—curling;
