SB 8.6.35 • मूल श्लोक

निपतन्स गिरिस्तत्र बहूनमरदानवान् । चूर्णयामास महता भारेण कनकाचल: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

nipatan sa giris tatra bahūn amara-dānavān cūrṇayām āsa mahatā bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.