Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 127v
The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga
Chapter 238v
The Symptoms of Kali-yuga
Chapter 346v
The Bhūmi-gītā
Chapter 438v
The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation
Chapter 512v
Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit
Chapter 671v
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away
Chapter 723v
The Purāṇic Literatures
Chapter 838v
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi
Chapter 927v
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord
Chapter 1038v
Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi
Chapter 1143v
Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa
Chapter 1262v
The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized
Chapter 1317v
The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 12, Chapter 12
The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized
Verse 20 (SB 12.12.20)
SB 12.12.20 • मूल श्लोक
कौर्मं मात्स्यं नारसिंहं वामनं च जगत्पते: । क्षीरोदमथनं तद्वदमृतार्थे दिवौकसाम् ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
kaurmaṁ mātsyaṁ nārasiṁhaṁ vāmanaṁ ca jagat-pateḥ kṣīroda-mathanaṁ tadvad amṛtārthe divaukasām
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kaurmam — the incarnation as a tortoise; mātsyam — as a fish; nārasiṁham — as a man-lion; vāmanam — as a dwarf; ca — and; jagat-pateḥ — of the Lord of the universe; kṣīra-uda — of the Ocean of Milk; mathanam — the churning; tadvat — thus; amṛta-arthe — for the sake of nectar; diva-okasām — on the part of the inhabitants of heaven.
Translation
“The Bhāgavatam also tells of the appearances of the Lord of the universe as Kūrma, Matsya, Narasiṁha and Vāmana, and of the demigods’ churning of the Milk Ocean to obtain nectar.”