i¢t   ½¤Ïva   ¶x£kES:   kÅCp|   ãpma¢ÞTt:  .
pvIt|   p¦¿t:   k]Ïva   vv¦DE   k\mIãpD¦k        ¡ 32¡

i¢t	thus (the entreaty of the gods)

½¤Ïva

having heard

¶x£kES:

one who is th propeller of all senses (Lord Vishnu)

kÅCp|

of a tortoise

ãp|

form

Aa¢ÞTt:

assuming

pvIt|

the mountain

p¦¿t:

on the back

k]Ïva

supporting

vv¦DE

expanded

k\mIãpD¦k

bearing the appearance of a tortoise

Having   heard   this,   that   one   (Lord   Vishnu)     who   is   the   propeller   of   all sense-organs,   assuming   the   form   of   a   tortoise,   positioning
the   mountain   on   its   back,   rose   up   (from   the)   milky   ocean   (32).
 
s¤ras¤rWrna@aÓt   uétaE{T   ngaEäOm:    .
ngag#|   p£fyamas   vamhÞtEn   maDv: ¡33¡

s¤ras¤rW:

by the gods and the demons

Ana@aÓt:

unmovable

uét:	the one that came up

AT

then

ngaEäOm:

the best among mountains

ngag#|

the tip of the mountain

p£fyamas

touched

vamhÞtEn

with the left hand

maDv:

the Lord of Lakshmi (Vishnu)

 
That   mighty   mountain,which   could   not   be   moved   by   the   gods
and   demons,   now   rose   up.   Thereupon,   the   Lord   of   Lakshmi   (Vishnu), pressed   down   the   (peak   of   the   )   mountain   with   his   left   hand   (33).
 
mmn¯T   dEvtana|   c   mÒyE   narayNaE   h¢r:   ¡ 34¡

mmn¯T

churned

dEvtana|

the celestials

c

and

mÒyE	in the midst of

narayN:

Lord Narayana

h¢r:	Lord Vishnu

 
In   the   midst   of   the   celestials,   Sri   Hari,   also   known   as
Narayana,   engaged   himself   too   in   churning   (the   milky   ocean)     (34).
 
AT   vxIsh*EN   ÇyE¿a   nam   vraÄñna  ¡
uÏppat   vraraEha   sag#jWrEv   k¢Úpta    ¡ 35¡

AT

then

vxIsh*EN

in a thousand years

ÇyE¿a

Jyeshta

nam

named

vraÄñna

jewel among women

uÏppat

rose up

vraraEha

exquisitely charming in all limbs

sag#jW:

along with the earlier borns

ev

also

k¢Úpta

was born

 
Thereafter,   at   the   end   of   a   thousand   years,   along   with   those
that   emerged   in   the   first   place   (like   Dhanwantari,   Iravata,
Parijata   etc,)   an   exquisitely   beautiful   damsel,   lovely   in
every   limb,   emerged   (from   the   milky   ocean),   who   was   known
as   Jyeshta   (35).
 
ABvt¯   pa¢rjataÁyaE   v¦X   iÓd#ay   k¢Úpt: .
kamD¤k   s¤r¢BàaB¥Åct¤dIÓtaE   mhagj:          ¡ 36¡

ABvt¯

arose

pa¢rjataÁy:

named Parijata

v¦X:

tree

iÓd#ay

for Indra

k¢Úpt:

to be given

kamD¤k

bestower of all wishes

s¤r¢B:

cow (Kamadhenu)

c

and

AB¥t¯

came up

ct¤dIÓt:

the fourtusked

mhagj:

great elephant (the white elephant named Iravata)

 
For   the   sake   of   Indra,   the   four-tuskered   mighty   elephant
(Iravata)   emerged;   also   was   born   the   tree   known   as   the   Parijata,
as   also   the   cow-called   Surabhi-capable   of   fulfilling   all   desires
entertained   in   the   mind   (36).
 
AT   vxIsh*EN   Aay¤vIdmy:   p¤man¯         .
ud¢t¿t¯   s   DmaIÏma   sdÎf:   skmÎfl¤:  ¡
tda   DÓvÓt¢rnaIma{Ôsrsà   s¤vcIs:         ¡ 37¡

AT

then

vxIsh*EN

in a thousand years

Aay¤vIdmy:

the essence of the science of life (The Ayurveda system

of medicine)

p¤man¯

the god

ud¢t¿t¯

came up

s:

he

DmaIÏma

soul of righteousness

sdÎf:

along with a staff

skmÎfl¤:

bearing a waterpot

tda

then

DÓvÓt¢r:

Dhanwantari

nam

known as

AÔsrs:

the water nymphs

c

and

s¤vcIs:

having radiance like gods

At   that   time,   at   the   expiry   of   a   thousand   years,   the   individual
famed   by   the   name   Dhanwantari   came   up,   as   though   he   was   the
personification   of   the   science   of   life   (the   system   of   Indian
medicine   known   as   Ayurveda).   He   arose-that   righteous   one-with
a   staff   in   one   hand   and   a   water-jug   in   the   other.   Thereafter,
were   born   the   extremely   effulgent   celestial   nymphs   (37).
 
AÔs¤   ¢nmITnadEv   rsaäOÞma¹r¢ÞæOy:   .
uÏpEt¤mIn¤j½E¿   tÞmadÔsrsaE{Bvn¯      ¡ 38¡

AÔs¤	the waters

¢nmITnat¯

due to churning

ev

verily

rsat¯

the essence

tÞmat¯

therefrom

vr¢ÞæOy:

the superior damsels

uÏpEt¤:

rose up

mn¤j½E¿

O! Foremost among men!

tÞmat¯

therefore

AÔsrs:

Apsaras

ABvn¯

became known as

 
O!   Best   among   men!   Since   these   extremely   lovely   dames   emerged
out   of   the   waters   on   being   churned,   they   became   famous   as   Apsaras   (38).
 
x¢¾:   kaEzYaE{Bv|ÞtasamÔsraNa|   s¤vcIsam¯       .
AsHÁyEyaÞt¤   kakt¯ÞT   yaÞtasa|   p¢rca¢rka: ¡39¡

x¢¾:

six

kaEzY:

crores

ABvn¯

arose

tasa|

their

AÔsraNa|

of the Apsaras

s¤vcIsam¯

of dazzling brilliance

AsHÁyEya:

innumerable

t¤	were indeed

kakt¯ÞT

O! Kakutstha!

ya:	those who were

tasa|

their

p¢rca¢rka:

maids- in- attendance

 
O!   Scion   of   the   Kakutstha   race!   There   arose   sixty   crores   of
those   scintillatingly   comely   celestial   nymphs.   The   maids-in-
attendance   on   them,   who   were   also   born   therefrom,   were
beyond   count   (39).
 
n   ta:   Þm   p#¢tg¦¢Ót   svI   tE   dEvdanva:  .
Ap#¢tg#hNadEv   ta   vW   saDarNa:   Þm¦ta:       ¡ 40¡

n

not

ta:

they

Þm

were

p#¢tg¦¢Ót

being accepted

svI

all

tE

they

dEvdanva:

the gods and the demons

Ap#¢tg#hNat¯

not being accepted

ev	for that reason

ta:

they

vW

indeed

saDarNa:

ordinary

Þm¦ta:

were thought of

 
Those   gods   and   demons   did   not   marry   them   and   for   the   reason
they  were  not  married  to  anyone  they  remained  ordinary  damsels  (40).