Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 7 Verse 37

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.37

śrī-śiva uvāca

aho bata bhavāny etat

prajānāḿ paśya vaiśasam

kṣīroda-mathanodbhūtāt

kālakūṭād upasthitam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śivaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śiva said; aho bata — how pitiable; bhavāni — my dear wife, Bhavānī; etat — this situation; prajānām — of all living entities; paśya — just see; vaiśasam — very dangerous; kṣīra-uda — of the ocean of milk; mathana-udbhūtāt — produced by the churning; kālakūṭāt — because of the production of poison; upasthitam — the present situation.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śiva said: My dear Bhavānī, just see how all these living entities have been placed in danger because of the poison produced from the churning of the ocean of milk.

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