Canto 8, Chapter 12

The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

Verse 45 (SB 8.12.45)
SB 8.12.45 • मूल श्लोक

श्रीशुक उवाच इति तेऽभिहितस्तात विक्रम: शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । सिन्धोर्निर्मथने येन धृत: पृष्ठे महाचल: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca iti te ’bhihitas tāta vikramaḥ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ sindhor nirmathane yena dhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe mahācalaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; te — unto you; abhihitaḥ — explained; tāta — my dear King; vikramaḥ — prowess; śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Śārṅga bow; sindhoḥ — of the Ocean of Milk; nirmathane — in the churning; yena — by whom; dhṛtaḥ — was held; pṛṣṭhe — on the back; mahā-acalaḥ — the great mountain.

Translation

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the Ocean of Milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Śārṅga-dhanvā. I have now described to you His prowess.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda