Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 7 Verse 17

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.17

megha-śyāmaḥ kanaka-paridhiḥ karṇa-vidyota-vidyun

mūrdhni bhrājad-vilulita-kacaḥ srag-dharo rakta-netraḥ

jaitrair dorbhir jagad-abhaya-dair dandaśūkaḿ gṛhītvā

mathnan mathnā pratigirir ivāśobhatātho dhṛtādriḥ

SYNONYMS

megha-śyāmaḥ — blackish like a cloud; kanaka-paridhiḥ — wearing yellow garments; karṇa — on the ears; vidyota-vidyut — whose earrings shone like lightning; mūrdhni — on the head; bhrājat — gleaming; vilulita — disheveled; kacaḥ — whose hair; srak-dharaḥ — wearing a flower garland; rakta-netraḥ — with red eyes; jaitraiḥ — with victorious; dorbhiḥ — with arms; jagat — to the universe; abhaya-daiḥ — which give fearlessness; dandaśūkam — the snake (Vāsuki); gṛhītvā — after taking; mathnan — churning; mathnā — by the churning rod (Mandara Mountain); pratigiriḥ — another mountain; iva — like; aśobhata — He appeared; atho — then; dhṛta-adriḥ — having taken the mountain.

TRANSLATION

The Lord appeared like a blackish cloud. He was dressed with yellow garments, His earrings shone on His ears like lightning, and His hair spread over His shoulders. He wore a garland of flowers, and His eyes were pinkish. With His strong, glorious arms, which award fearlessness throughout the universe, He took hold of Vāsuki and began churning the ocean, using Mandara Mountain as a churning rod. When engaged in this way, the Lord appeared like a beautifully situated mountain named Indranīla.

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