Text 36] The Churning of the Milk Ocean 315

samartho ‘py asuranam tu

sva-hastad amucat sudham

Dhanvantari, who was carrying the jug containing nectar, was a plenary
incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but although he was
very strong, the asuras were able to take the jug of nectar from his
hands.

TEXT 35

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tam dlokydsurah sarve
kalasam camrtabhrtam

lipsantah sarva-vastiini
kalasam tarasdharan

tam—him; dlokya—seeing; asurah—the demons; sarve—all of
them; kalasam—the container of nectar; ca—also; amrta-abhrtam—
filled with nectar; lipsantah—desiring strongly; sarva-vastiini—all ob-
jects; kalasam—the jug; tarasd—immediately; aharan—snatched away.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing Dhanvantari carrying the jug of nectar, the
demons, desiring the jug and its contents, immediately snatched it
away by force.

TEXT 36

TASER SAAT |
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niyamdne ’surais tasmin
kalase ’mrta-bhdjane

visanna-manaso deva
harim Saranam dyayuh

niyamdane—being carried; asuraih—by the demons; tasmin—that;
kalase—jug; amrta-bhajane—containing nectar; visanna-manasah—
