SB 8.7.1
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- te nāga-rājam āmantrya
- phala-bhāgena vāsukim
- parivīya girau tasmin
- netram abdhiṁ mudānvitāḥ
- ārebhire surā yattā
- amṛtārthe kurūdvaha
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; te — all of them (the demigods and the demons); nāga-rājam — the king of the Nāgas, snakes; āmantrya — inviting, or requesting; phala-bhāgena — by promising a share of the nectar; vāsukim — the snake Vāsuki; parivīya — encircling; girau — Mandara Mountain; tasmin — unto it; netram — the churning rope; abdhim — the ocean of milk; mudā anvitāḥ — all surcharged with great pleasure; ārebhire — began to act; surāḥ — the demigods; yattāḥ — with great endeavor; amṛta-arthe — for gaining nectar; kuru-udvaha — O King Parīkṣit, best of the Kurus.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O best of the Kurus, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the demigods and demons summoned Vāsuki, king of the serpents, requesting him to come and promising to give him a share of the nectar. They coiled Vāsuki around Mandara Mountain as a churning rope, and with great pleasure they endeavored to produce nectar by churning the ocean of milk.