Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 7
SB 8 7.1
श्रीशुक उवाच ते नागराजमामन्त्र्य फलभागेन वासुकिम् परिवीय गिरौ तस्मिन् नेत्रमब्धिं मुदान्विताः
śrīśuka uvāca te nāgarājamāmantrya phalabhāgena vāsukim parivīya girau tasmin netramabdhiṃ mudānvitāḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Having invited Vāsuki, the king of serpents, with (the promise of) a share of the result, they wound (him) around that mountain as a churning-rope and, filled with joy, (set about) churning the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.2
आरेभिरे सुरा यत्ता अमृतार्थे कुरूद्वह हरिः पुरस्ताज् जगृहे पूर्वं देवास्ततो ऽभवन्
ārebhire surā yattā amṛtārthe kurūdvaha hariḥ purastāj jagṛhe pūrvaṃ devāstato 'bhavan
The gods, exerting themselves, began (the churning) for the sake of the nectar, O best of the Kurus. Hari first took hold of the front part, and then the gods (took hold of it too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.4
स्वाध्यायश्रुतसम्पन्नाः प्रख्याता जन्मकर्मभिः इति तूष्णीं स्थितान् दैत्यान् विलोक्य पुरुषोत्तमः स्मयमानो विसृज्याग्रं पुच्छं जग्राह सामरः
svādhyāyaśrutasampannāḥ prakhyātā janmakarmabhiḥ iti tūṣṇīṃ sthitān daityān vilokya puruṣottamaḥ smayamāno visṛjyāgraṃ pucchaṃ jagrāha sāmaraḥ
"(We are) endowed with study of the Veda and sacred learning, renowned by birth and by deeds" — seeing the demons thus standing silent, the Supreme Person, smiling, let go of the front end and, together with the gods, took hold of the tail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.6
कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दनाः ममन्थुः परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम्
kṛtasthānavibhāgāsta evaṃ kaśyapanandanāḥ mamanthuḥ paramaṃ yattā amṛtārthaṃ payonidhim
Having thus made a division of positions, those sons of Kaśyapa, exerting themselves to the utmost, churned the ocean of milk for the sake of the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.7
मथ्यमाने ऽर्णवे सो ऽद्रिरनाधारो ह्य् अपो ऽविशत् ध्रियमाणो ऽपि बलिभिर्गौरवात् पाण्डुनन्दन
mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'driranādhāro hy apo 'viśat dhriyamāṇo 'pi balibhirgauravāt pāṇḍunandana
While the ocean was being churned, that mountain, having no support, sank into the waters, even though it was being held by the mighty ones, on account of its weight, O son of Pāṇḍu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.8
ते सुनिर्विण्णमनसः परिम्लानमुखश्रियः आसन् स्वपौरुषे नष्टे दैवेनातिबलीयसा
te sunirviṇṇamanasaḥ parimlānamukhaśriyaḥ āsan svapauruṣe naṣṭe daivenātibalīyasā
With their minds utterly dejected and the beauty of their faces faded, they became (so) when their own manly effort was destroyed by an exceedingly stronger fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.9
विलोक्य विघ्नेशविधिं तदेश्वरो दुरन्तवीर्यो ऽवितथाभिसन्धिः कृत्वा वपुः कच्छपमद्भुतं महत् प्रविश्य तोयं गिरिमुज्जहार
vilokya vighneśavidhiṃ tadeśvaro durantavīryo 'vitathābhisandhiḥ kṛtvā vapuḥ kacchapamadbhutaṃ mahat praviśya toyaṃ girimujjahāra
Seeing that arrangement of the lord of obstacles, the Lord then, of unfathomable power and of unfailing resolve, having assumed a wonderful, huge tortoise body, entered the water and lifted up the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.10
तमुत्थितं वीक्ष्य कुलाचलं पुनः समुद्यता निर्मथितुं सुरासुराः दधार पृष्ठेन स लक्षयोजन प्रस्तारिणा द्वीप इवापरो महान्
tamutthitaṃ vīkṣya kulācalaṃ punaḥ samudyatā nirmathituṃ surāsurāḥ dadhāra pṛṣṭhena sa lakṣayojana prastāriṇā dvīpa ivāparo mahān
Seeing that great mountain risen up again, the gods and demons set about churning once more; and he bore (it) upon his back, which spread over a hundred thousand yojanas, like another great island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.11
सुरासुरेन्द्रैर्भुजवीर्यवेपितं परिभ्रमन्तं गिरिमङ्ग पृष्ठतः बिभ्रत् तदावर्तनमादिकच्छपो मेने ऽङ्गकण्डूयनमप्रमेयः
surāsurendrairbhujavīryavepitaṃ paribhramantaṃ girimaṅga pṛṣṭhataḥ bibhrat tadāvartanamādikacchapo mene 'ṅgakaṇḍūyanamaprameyaḥ
O dear one, bearing on his back the mountain that was set trembling by the arm-strength of the chiefs of gods and demons as it revolved, the primeval tortoise, the immeasurable one, regarded that turning as a scratching of his limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.12
तथासुरान् आविशदासुरेण रूपेण तेषां बलवीर्यमीरयन् उद्दीपयन् देवगणांश्च विष्णुर् दैवेन नागेन्द्रमबोधरूपः
tathāsurān āviśadāsureṇa rūpeṇa teṣāṃ balavīryamīrayan uddīpayan devagaṇāṃśca viṣṇur daivena nāgendramabodharūpaḥ
Likewise Viṣṇu entered into the demons in a demonic form, stirring up their strength and valour, and he kindled the hosts of gods too, and by (his) divine power (he entered) the lord of serpents in a form (that brought) unconsciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.13
उपर्य् अगेन्द्रं गिरिराड् इवान्य आक्रम्य हस्तेन सहस्रबाहुः तस्थौ दिवि ब्रह्मभवेन्द्रमुख्यैर् अभिष्टुवद्भिः सुमनो ऽभिवृष्टः
upary agendraṃ girirāḍ ivānya ākramya hastena sahasrabāhuḥ tasthau divi brahmabhavendramukhyair abhiṣṭuvadbhiḥ sumano 'bhivṛṣṭaḥ
Above the great mountain, like another mountain-king, the thousand-armed one, pressing (it) down with his hand, stood in the sky, praised by Brahmā, Bhava, Indra and the chief (gods), and showered with flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.14
उपर्य् अधश्चात्मनि गोत्रनेत्रयोः परेण ते प्राविशता समेधिताः ममन्थुरब्धिं तरसा मदोत्कटा महाद्रिणा क्षोभितनक्रचक्रम्
upary adhaścātmani gotranetrayoḥ pareṇa te prāviśatā samedhitāḥ mamanthurabdhiṃ tarasā madotkaṭā mahādriṇā kṣobhitanakracakram
Strengthened by the Supreme One who had entered above, below, and within themselves, and within the mountain and the (serpent) rope, they, wild with intoxication, forcefully churned the ocean with the great mountain, its throngs of crocodiles thrown into agitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.15
अहीन्द्रसाहस्रकठोरदृङ्मुख श्वासाग्निधूमाहतवर्चसो ऽसुराः पौलोमकालेयबलील्वलादयो दवाग्निदग्धाः सरला इवाभवन्
ahīndrasāhasrakaṭhoradṛṅmukha śvāsāgnidhūmāhatavarcaso 'surāḥ paulomakāleyabalīlvalādayo davāgnidagdhāḥ saralā ivābhavan
Their splendour struck away by the fire and smoke of the breath from the harsh-eyed faces of the thousand(-hooded) serpent king, the demons — Pauloma, Kāleya, Bali, Ilvala and the rest — became like pines burnt by a forest fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.16
देवांश्च तच्छ्वासशिखाहतप्रभान् धूम्राम्बरस्रग्वरकञ्चुकाननान् समभ्यवर्षन् भगवद्वशा घना ववुः समुद्रोर्म्युपगूढवायवः
devāṃśca tacchvāsaśikhāhataprabhān dhūmrāmbarasragvarakañcukānanān samabhyavarṣan bhagavadvaśā ghanā vavuḥ samudrormyupagūḍhavāyavaḥ
And upon the gods, whose radiance had been struck by the flames of his breath, whose garments, garlands, fine jerkins and faces were smoke-grimed, the clouds, under the Lord's control, rained down; and winds blew, carrying the spray of the ocean's waves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.17
मथ्यमानात् तथा सिन्धोर् देवासुरवरूथपैः यदा सुधा न जायेत निर्ममन्थाजितः स्वयम्
mathyamānāt tathā sindhor devāsuravarūthapaiḥ yadā sudhā na jāyeta nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam
When, from the ocean thus being churned by the leaders of the troops of gods and demons, no nectar arose, the Unconquered One himself churned it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.18
मेघश्यामः कनकपरिधिः कर्णविद्योतविद्युन् मूर्ध्नि भ्राजद्विलुलितकचः स्रग्धरो रक्तनेत्रः अम्प्;जैत्रैर्दोर्भिर्जगदभयदैर्दन्दशूकं गृहीत्वा मथ्नन् मथ्ना प्रतिगिरिरिवाशोभताथो धृताद्रिः
meghaśyāmaḥ kanakaparidhiḥ karṇavidyotavidyun mūrdhni bhrājadvilulitakacaḥ sragdharo raktanetraḥ jaitrairdorbhirjagadabhayadairdandaśūkaṃ gṛhītvā mathnan mathnā pratigiririvāśobhatātho dhṛtādriḥ
Dark as a cloud, with golden garment, with lightning-flashing (earrings) on his ears, with shining hair tossed about on his head, wearing a garland, red-eyed — grasping the biting serpent with his victorious arms that give fearlessness to the world, and churning with the churning-rope, he then shone like a counter-mountain, holding the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.19
निर्मथ्यमानादुदधेरभूद्विषं महोल्बणं हालहलाह्वमग्रतः सम्भ्रान्तमीनोन्मकराहिकच्छपात् तिमिद्विपग्राहतिमिङ्गिलाकुलात्
nirmathyamānādudadherabhūdviṣaṃ maholbaṇaṃ hālahalāhvamagrataḥ sambhrāntamīnonmakarāhikacchapāt timidvipagrāhatimiṅgilākulāt
From the ocean being churned there arose first a mighty, terrible poison called hālahala — (the ocean) whose fish, sea-monsters, snakes and turtles were thrown into confusion, teeming with whales, sea-elephants, sharks and timiṅgilas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.20
तदुग्रवेगं दिशि दिश्य् उपर्य् अधो विसर्पदुत्सर्पदसह्यमप्रति भीताः प्रजा दुद्रुवुरङ्ग सेश्वरा अरक्ष्यमाणाः शरणं सदाशिवम्
tadugravegaṃ diśi diśy upary adho visarpadutsarpadasahyamaprati bhītāḥ prajā dudruvuraṅga seśvarā arakṣyamāṇāḥ śaraṇaṃ sadāśivam
Its fierce force spreading in every direction, upward and downward, creeping on, unbearable, irresistible — the creatures, frightened, O dear one, together with their rulers, and finding no protector, ran for refuge to Sadāśiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.21
विलोक्य तं देववरं त्रिलोक्या भवाय देव्याभिमतं मुनीनाम् आसीनमद्रावपवर्गहेतोस् तपो जुषाणं स्तुतिभिः प्रणेमुः
vilokya taṃ devavaraṃ trilokyā bhavāya devyābhimataṃ munīnām āsīnamadrāvapavargahetos tapo juṣāṇaṃ stutibhiḥ praṇemuḥ
Seeing him, the best of the gods, seated with the Goddess on the mountain — (him who is) desired for the welfare of the three worlds and by the sages, practising austerity for the sake of (their) liberation — they bowed to him with hymns of praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.22
श्रीप्रजापतय ऊचुः देवदेव महादेव भूतात्मन् भूतभावन त्राहि नः शरणापन्नांस्त्रैलोक्यदहनाद्विषात्
śrīprajāpataya ūcuḥ devadeva mahādeva bhūtātman bhūtabhāvana trāhi naḥ śaraṇāpannāṃstrailokyadahanādviṣāt
The Prajāpatis said: O god of gods, great god, self of beings, creator of beings, protect us who have come for refuge from this poison that burns the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.23
त्वमेकः सर्वजगत ईश्वरो बन्धमोक्षयोः तं त्वामर्चन्ति कुशलाः प्रपन्नार्तिहरं गुरुम्
tvamekaḥ sarvajagata īśvaro bandhamokṣayoḥ taṃ tvāmarcanti kuśalāḥ prapannārtiharaṃ gurum
You alone are the lord of the whole world with respect to bondage and release; the wise worship you, the teacher who removes the distress of those who have taken refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.24
गुणमय्या स्वशक्त्यास्य सर्गस्थित्यप्ययान् विभो धत्से यदा स्वदृग् भूमन् ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाभिधाम्
guṇamayyā svaśaktyāsya sargasthityapyayān vibho dhatse yadā svadṛg bhūman brahmaviṣṇuśivābhidhām
When, O mighty one, by your own power composed of the qualities you assume the creation, maintenance and dissolution of this (universe), then, O immense one who see by your own light, you bear the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.25
त्वं ब्रह्म परमं गुह्यं सदसद्भावभावनम् नानाशक्तिभिराभातस्त्वमात्मा जगदीश्वरः
tvaṃ brahma paramaṃ guhyaṃ sadasadbhāvabhāvanam nānāśaktibhirābhātastvamātmā jagadīśvaraḥ
You are Brahman, the supreme secret, the ground of the being of the existent and the non-existent; shining forth through manifold powers, you are the Self, the Lord of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.26
त्वं शब्दयोनिर्जगदादिरात्मा प्राणेन्द्रियद्रव्यगुणः स्वभावः कालः क्रतुः सत्यमृतं च धर्मस् त्वय्य् अक्षरं यत् त्रिवृदामनन्ति
tvaṃ śabdayonirjagadādirātmā prāṇendriyadravyaguṇaḥ svabhāvaḥ kālaḥ kratuḥ satyamṛtaṃ ca dharmas tvayy akṣaraṃ yat trivṛdāmananti
You are the womb of sound, the origin of the world, the Self; you are breath, the senses, substance and quality; you are inherent nature, time, sacrifice, truth, cosmic order and law; in you is that imperishable (syllable) which they declare to be threefold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.27
अग्निर्मुखं ते ऽखिलदेवतात्मा क्षितिं विदुर्लोकभवाङ्घ्रिपङ्कजम् कालं गतिं ते ऽखिलदेवतात्मनो दिशश्च कर्णौ रसनं जलेशम्
agnirmukhaṃ te 'khiladevatātmā kṣitiṃ vidurlokabhavāṅghripaṅkajam kālaṃ gatiṃ te 'khiladevatātmano diśaśca karṇau rasanaṃ jaleśam
Fire is your mouth, O self of all the gods; the earth they know to be your lotus feet, from which the worlds arise; time is your gait, O self of all the gods; the directions are your ears, and the lord of waters your sense of taste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.28
नाभिर्नभस्ते श्वसनं नभस्वान् सूर्यश्च चक्षूंषि जलं स्म रेतः परावरात्माश्रयणं तवात्मा सोमो मनो द्यौर्भगवन् शिरस्ते
nābhirnabhaste śvasanaṃ nabhasvān sūryaśca cakṣūṃṣi jalaṃ sma retaḥ parāvarātmāśrayaṇaṃ tavātmā somo mano dyaurbhagavan śiraste
The sky is your navel, the wind your breathing, the sun your eyes, the waters indeed your seed; your self is the resting place of the higher and lower selves; the moon is your mind, and heaven, O Lord, your head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.29
कुक्षिः समुद्रा गिरयो ऽस्थिसङ्घा रोमाणि सर्वौषधिवीरुधस्ते छन्दांसि साक्षात् तव सप्त धातवस् त्रयीमयात्मन् हृदयं सर्वधर्मः
kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo 'sthisaṅghā romāṇi sarvauṣadhivīrudhaste chandāṃsi sākṣāt tava sapta dhātavas trayīmayātman hṛdayaṃ sarvadharmaḥ
The oceans are your belly, the mountains the mass of your bones, all healing herbs and creepers your hairs; the metres are directly your seven bodily elements, and all law is your heart, O self made of the three Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.30
मुखानि पञ्चोपनिषदस्तवेश यैस्त्रिंशदष्टोत्तरमन्त्रवर्गः यत् तच् छिवाख्यं परमात्मतत्त्वं देव स्वयंज्योतिरवस्थितिस्ते
mukhāni pañcopaniṣadastaveśa yaistriṃśadaṣṭottaramantravargaḥ yat tac chivākhyaṃ paramātmatattvaṃ deva svayaṃjyotiravasthitiste
Your faces, O Lord, are the five Upaniṣads, from which comes the set of thirty-eight mantras; and that which is named Śiva, the truth of the supreme Self, self-luminous, is your (true) standing, O god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.31
छाया त्वधर्मोर्मिषु यैर्विसर्गो नेत्रत्रयं सत्त्वरजस्तमांसि साङ्ख्यात्मनः शास्त्रकृतस्तवेक्षा छन्दोमयो देव ऋषिः पुराणः
chāyā tvadharmormiṣu yairvisargo netratrayaṃ sattvarajastamāṃsi sāṅkhyātmanaḥ śāstrakṛtastavekṣā chandomayo deva ṛṣiḥ purāṇaḥ
Your shadow is unrighteousness, in whose waves there is emission (of the world); your three eyes are sattva, rajas and tamas; your glance, as the self of Sāṅkhya, is the maker of the scriptures; O god, you are the ancient seer made of the metres.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 7.32
न ते गिरित्राखिललोकपाल विरिञ्चवैकुण्ठसुरेन्द्रगम्यम् ज्योतिः परं यत्र रजस्तमश्च सत्त्वं न यद्ब्रह्म निरस्तभेदम्
na te giritrākhilalokapāla viriñcavaikuṇṭhasurendragamyam jyotiḥ paraṃ yatra rajastamaśca sattvaṃ na yadbrahma nirastabhedam
O Giritra, protector of all the worlds, your supreme light is not to be reached by Brahmā, by Viṣṇu, or by the lord of the gods — that Brahman in which there is neither rajas nor tamas nor sattva, in which difference is cast out.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.33
कामाध्वरत्रिपुरकालगराद्यनेक भूतद्रुहः क्षपयतः स्तुतये न तत् ते अम्प्;यस्त्वन्तकाल इदमात्मकृतं स्वनेत्र वह्निस्फुलिङ्गशिखया भसितं न वेद
kāmādhvaratripurakālagarādyaneka bhūtadruhaḥ kṣapayataḥ stutaye na tat te yastvantakāla idamātmakṛtaṃ svanetra vahnisphuliṅgaśikhayā bhasitaṃ na veda
When you destroy the many harmers of beings — Kāma, the (Dakṣa) sacrifice, Tripura, Kāla, poison and the rest — that is no (real) praise of you; for at the time of the end this (world), made by itself, is reduced to ashes by the flame-spark of fire from your own eye, and it does not know (it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 7.34
ये त्वात्मरामगुरुभिर्हृदि चिन्तिताङ्घ्रि द्वन्द्वं चरन्तमुमया तपसाभितप्तम् ये त्वात्मरामगुरुभिर्हृदि चिन्तिताङ्घ्रि द्वन्द्वं चरन्तमुमया तपसाभितप्तम् कत्थन्त उग्रपरुषं निरतं श्मशाने ते नूनमूतिमविदंस्तव हातलज्जाः
ye tvātmarāmagurubhirhṛdi cintitāṅghri dvandvaṃ carantamumayā tapasābhitaptam ye tvātmarāmagurubhirhṛdi cintitāṅghri dvandvaṃ carantamumayā tapasābhitaptam katthanta ugraparuṣaṃ nirataṃ śmaśāne te nūnamūtimavidaṃstava hātalajjāḥ
But those who boast that you — whose pair of feet is meditated upon in the heart by the teachers of those who delight in the Self, and who wander scorched by austerity together with Umā — are fierce and harsh, given to the cremation ground: surely, having cast off shame, they have not known your form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 7.35
तत् तस्य ते सदसतोः परतः परस्य नाञ्जः स्वरूपगमने प्रभवन्ति भूम्नः तत् तस्य ते सदसतोः परतः परस्य नाञ्जः स्वरूपगमने प्रभवन्ति भूम्नः ब्रह्मादयः किमुत संस्तवने वयं तु तत्सर्गसर्गविषया अपि शक्तिमात्रम्
tat tasya te sadasatoḥ parataḥ parasya nāñjaḥ svarūpagamane prabhavanti bhūmnaḥ tat tasya te sadasatoḥ parataḥ parasya nāñjaḥ svarūpagamane prabhavanti bhūmnaḥ brahmādayaḥ kimuta saṃstavane vayaṃ tu tatsargasargaviṣayā api śaktimātram
Therefore Brahmā and the others are not able readily to reach the own-nature of you, the plenary one, who are beyond what is beyond the existent and the non-existent — how much less in praising you! And we, being merely objects within that creation's creation, (praise) only according to our capacity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 8 7.36
एतत् परं प्रपश्यामो न परं ते महेश्वर मृडनाय हि लोकस्य व्यक्तिस्ते ऽव्यक्तकर्मणः
etat paraṃ prapaśyāmo na paraṃ te maheśvara mṛḍanāya hi lokasya vyaktiste 'vyaktakarmaṇaḥ
This much we behold, not what is beyond you, O Great Lord; for your manifestation is indeed for the gracing of the world, since your action is unmanifest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.37
श्रीशुक उवाच तद्वीक्ष्य व्यसनं तासां कृपया भृशपीडितः सर्वभूतसुहृद्देव इदमाह सतीं प्रियाम्
śrīśuka uvāca tadvīkṣya vyasanaṃ tāsāṃ kṛpayā bhṛśapīḍitaḥ sarvabhūtasuhṛddeva idamāha satīṃ priyām
Śrī Śuka said: Seeing that distress of theirs, exceedingly pained by compassion, the god who is the friend of all beings said this to Satī, his beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.38
श्रीशिव उवाच अहो बत भवान्य् एतत् प्रजानां पश्य वैशसम् क्षीरोदमथनोद्भूतात् कालकूटादुपस्थितम्
śrīśiva uvāca aho bata bhavāny etat prajānāṃ paśya vaiśasam kṣīrodamathanodbhūtāt kālakūṭādupasthitam
Śrī Śiva said: Ah, alas, Bhavānī, look at this ruin of the creatures, come about from the deadly poison that arose from the churning of the ocean of milk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.39
आसां प्राणपरीप्सूनां विधेयमभयं हि मे एतावान् हि प्रभोरर्थो यद्दीनपरिपालनम्
āsāṃ prāṇaparīpsūnāṃ vidheyamabhayaṃ hi me etāvān hi prabhorartho yaddīnaparipālanam
To these who wish to save their lives, safety must be granted by me; for just this is the purpose of a master: that he protect the helpless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.40
प्राणैः स्वैः प्राणिनः पान्ति साधवः क्षणभङ्गुरैः बद्धवैरेषु भूतेषु मोहितेष्वात्ममायया
prāṇaiḥ svaiḥ prāṇinaḥ pānti sādhavaḥ kṣaṇabhaṅguraiḥ baddhavaireṣu bhūteṣu mohiteṣvātmamāyayā
With their own lives, perishable in a moment, the good protect living beings, when creatures are bound in enmity and deluded by the Self's power of illusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.41
पुंसः कृपयतो भद्रे सर्वात्मा प्रीयते हरिः प्रीते हरौ भगवति प्रीये ऽहं सचराचरः तस्मादिदं गरं भुञ्जे प्रजानां स्वस्तिरस्तु मे
puṃsaḥ kṛpayato bhadre sarvātmā prīyate hariḥ prīte harau bhagavati prīye 'haṃ sacarācaraḥ tasmādidaṃ garaṃ bhuñje prajānāṃ svastirastu me
O good lady, Hari, the Self of all, is pleased with a man who shows compassion; and when the Lord Hari is pleased, I too am pleased, along with all that moves and does not move. Therefore I shall consume this poison; may there be well-being for the creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.42
श्रीशुक उवाच एवमामन्त्र्य भगवान् भवानीं विश्वभावनः तद्विषं जग्धुमारेभे प्रभावज्ञान्वमोदत
śrīśuka uvāca evamāmantrya bhagavān bhavānīṃ viśvabhāvanaḥ tadviṣaṃ jagdhumārebhe prabhāvajñānvamodata
Śrī Śuka said: Having thus addressed Bhavānī, the Lord, the maker of the universe, began to swallow that poison; and she, knowing his power, consented.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.43
ततः करतलीकृत्य व्यापि हालाहलं विषम् अभक्षयन् महादेवः कृपया भूतभावनः
tataḥ karatalīkṛtya vyāpi hālāhalaṃ viṣam abhakṣayan mahādevaḥ kṛpayā bhūtabhāvanaḥ
Then Mahādeva, the sustainer of beings, cupped the spreading hālāhala poison in his palm and, out of compassion, ate it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.44
तस्यापि दर्शयामास स्ववीर्यं जलकल्मषः यच् चकार गले नीलं तच् च साधोर्विभूषणम्
tasyāpi darśayāmāsa svavīryaṃ jalakalmaṣaḥ yac cakāra gale nīlaṃ tac ca sādhorvibhūṣaṇam
That defilement of the water displayed its own potency even against him: what it turned blue on his throat, that too (became) an ornament of the holy one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.45
तप्यन्ते लोकतापेन साधवः प्रायशो जनाः परमाराधनं तद्धि पुरुषस्याखिलात्मनः
tapyante lokatāpena sādhavaḥ prāyaśo janāḥ paramārādhanaṃ taddhi puruṣasyākhilātmanaḥ
Holy persons are for the most part pained by the pain of the world; that indeed is the supreme worship of the Person who is the Self of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.46
निशम्य कर्म तच् छम्भोर्देवदेवस्य मीढुषः प्रजा दाक्षायणी ब्रह्मा वैकुण्ठश्च शशंसिरे
niśamya karma tac chambhordevadevasya mīḍhuṣaḥ prajā dākṣāyaṇī brahmā vaikuṇṭhaśca śaśaṃsire
Hearing that deed of Śambhu, the god of gods, the bountiful one, the creatures, Dākṣāyaṇī, Brahmā and (the lord of) Vaikuṇṭha praised (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 8 7.47
प्रस्कन्नं पिबतः पाणेर्यत् किञ्चिज् जगृहुः स्म तत् वृश्चिकाहिविषौषध्यो दन्दशूकाश्च ये ऽपरे
praskannaṃ pibataḥ pāṇeryat kiñcij jagṛhuḥ sma tat vṛścikāhiviṣauṣadhyo dandaśūkāśca ye 'pare
Whatever little spilled from the hand of him as he drank, that the scorpions, snakes, poisonous plants, and the other biting creatures took up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition