SB 8.6.35
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- nipatan sa giris tatra
- bahūn amara-dānavān
- cūrṇayām āsa mahatā
- bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ
SYNONYMS
nipatan — falling down; saḥ — that; giriḥ — mountain; tatra — there; bahūn — many; amara-dānavān — demigods and demons; cūrṇayām āsa — were smashed; mahatā — by great; bhāreṇa — weight; kanaka-acalaḥ — the golden mountain known as Mandara.
TRANSLATION
The mountain known as Mandara, which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, fell and smashed many demigods and demons.
PURPORT
By constitution, gold is heavier than stone. Since Mandara Mountain was made of gold and was therefore heavier than stone, the demigods and demons could not properly carry it to the ocean of milk.