Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic CreationsChapter 8: The Churning of the Milk Ocean

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.10

tasyā āsanam āninye

mahendro mahad-adbhutam

mūrtimatyaḥ saric-chreṣṭhā

hema-kumbhair jalaḿ śuci

SYNONYMS

tasyāḥ — for her; āsanama sitting place; āninye — brought; mahā-indraḥ — the King of heaven, Indra; mahat — glorious; adbhutam — wonderful; mūrti-matyaḥ — accepting forms; sarit-śreṣṭhāḥ — the best of various sacred waters; hema — golden; kumbhaiḥ — with waterpots; jalam — water; śucipure.

TRANSLATION

The King of heaven, Indra, brought a suitable sitting place for the goddess of fortune. All the rivers of sacred water, such as the Ganges and Yamunā, personified themselves, and each of them brought pure water in golden waterpots for mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune.

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