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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.8.4

tata airāvato nāma

vāraṇendro vinirgataḥ

dantaiś caturbhiḥ śvetādrer

haran bhagavato mahim

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; airāvataḥ nāma — of the name Airāvata; vāraṇa-indraḥ — the king of elephants; vinirgataḥ — was generated; dantaiḥ — with its tusks; caturbhiḥ — four; śveta — white; adreḥ — of the mountain; haran — defying; bhagavataḥ — of Lord Śiva; mahim — the glories.

TRANSLATION

As the next result of the churning, the king of elephants, named Airāvata, was generated. This elephant was white, and with its four tusks it defied the glories of Kailāsa Mountain, the glorious abode of Lord Śiva.

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