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महा-द्रुमाणां निर्यासाः ओषधि-रसाः सागर-अम्भसि सुस्रुवुःmahā-drumāṇāṃ niryāsāḥ oṣadhi-rasāḥ sāgara-ambhasi susruvuḥthe saps of great trees and herbal juices flowed into the waters of the ocean
तेषां अमृत-वीर्याणां रसानां पयसा अमरत्वं सुराः जग्मुःteṣāṃ amṛta-vīryāṇāṃ rasānāṃ payasā amaratvaṃ surāḥ jagmuḥfrom those saps, the essence of immortality, and from the milk the gods obtained immortality
काञ्चनस्य निःस्रवात्kāñcanasya niḥsravātand from the flow of gold
समुद्रस्य उदकं पयः रस-उत्तमैः विमिश्रं क्षीरात् घृतम् अभूत्samudrasya udakaṃ payaḥ rasa-uttamaiḥ vimiśraṃ kṣīrāt ghṛtam abhūtthe waters of the ocean became milk, and from the milk, mixed with the finest saps, [came] clarified butter
देवाः ब्रह्माणं अब्रुवन् श्रान्ताः स्म न उद्भवति अमृतंdevāḥ brahmāṇaṃ abruvan śrāntāḥ sma na udbhavati amṛtaṃthe gods said to Brahma: we are exhausted, the amrita is not appearing
ऋते नारायणं दैत्याः नाग-उत्तमाः चṛte nārāyaṇaṃ daityāḥ nāga-uttamāḥ ca[all are exhausted] except Narayana — both the daityas and the best of the serpents
ब्रह्मा नारायणं अब्रवीत् विधत्स्व एषां बलंbrahmā nārāyaṇaṃ abravīt vidhatsva eṣāṃ balaṃBrahma said to Narayana: grant them strength
भवान् अत्र परायणम्bhavān atra parāyaṇamyou are the [one] refuge here
विष्णुः बलं ददामि सर्वेषां कर्म ये समास्थिताःviṣṇuḥ balaṃ dadāmi sarveṣāṃ karma ye samāsthitāḥVishnu: I give strength to all who have undertaken this task
क्षोभ्यतां कलशः मन्दरः परिवर्त्यताम्kṣobhyatāṃ kalaśaḥ mandaraḥ parivartyatāmlet the vessel [of the waters] be agitated, let Mandara be turned
बलिनः तत् पयः भूयः आकुलम् चक्रिरेbalinaḥ tat payaḥ bhūyaḥ ākulam cakrirehaving grown strong, they once more violently stirred those waters
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नानाविधास्nānāvidhāsoriginal form "nānāvidhās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्रtatraoriginal form "tatra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सागराम्भसिsāgarāmbhasioriginal form "sāgarāmbhasi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाद्रुमाणांmahādrumāṇāṃoriginal form "mahādrumāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निर्यासाniryāsāoriginal form "niryāsā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बहवश्bahavaśoriginal form "bahavaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चौषधीरसाःcauṣadhīrasāḥoriginal form "cauṣadhīrasāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेषाम्teṣāmoriginal form "teṣām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमृतवीर्याणांamṛtavīryāṇāṃoriginal form "amṛtavīryāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पयसैवpayasaivaoriginal form "payasaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुराsurāoriginal form "surā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथathaoriginal form "atha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यtasyaoriginal form "tasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तज्tajoriginal form "taj", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जातम्jātamoriginal form "jātam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रसोत्तमैर्rasottamairoriginal form "rasottamair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततःtataḥoriginal form "tataḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षीराद्kṣīrādoriginal form "kṣīrād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभूद्abhūdoriginal form "abhūd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्रह्माणम्brahmāṇamoriginal form "brahmāṇam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसीनंāsīnaṃoriginal form "āsīnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवाdevāoriginal form "devā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरदम्varadamoriginal form "varadam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुभृशंsubhṛśaṃoriginal form "subhṛśaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्रह्मन्brahmanoriginal form "brahman", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोद्भवत्य्nodbhavatyoriginal form "nodbhavaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवंdevaṃoriginal form "devaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैत्याdaityāoriginal form "daityā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नागोत्तमास्nāgottamāsoriginal form "nāgottamās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिरारब्धम्cirārabdhamoriginal form "cirārabdham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इदंidaṃoriginal form "idaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सागरस्यापिsāgarasyāpioriginal form "sāgarasyāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्थनम्manthanamoriginal form "manthanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवंdevaṃoriginal form "devaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचनम्vacanamoriginal form "vacanam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विधत्स्वैषांvidhatsvaiṣāṃoriginal form "vidhatsvaiṣāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विष्णोviṣṇooriginal form "viṣṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विष्णुर्viṣṇuroriginal form "viṣṇur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्मैतद्karmaitadoriginal form "karmaitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वैर्sarvairoriginal form "sarvair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूतsūtaoriginal form "sūta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नारायणवचःnārāyaṇavacaḥoriginal form "nārāyaṇavacaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रुत्वाśrutvāoriginal form "śrutvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलिनस्balinasoriginal form "balinas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form "te", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महोदधेःmahodadheḥoriginal form "mahodadheḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्tatoriginal form "tat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताsahitāoriginal form "sahitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूयश्bhūyaśoriginal form "bhūyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भृशम्bhṛśamoriginal form "bhṛśam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The heart of this chapter is the source of strength. All the laborers grow exhausted, "except Narayana": the Lord is untiring, for He is the source of all strength, while all others draw their power from Him. When the exhausted gods cry out, Brahma points to the one refuge — Vishnu: "bhavān atra parāyaṇam" — "You are the refuge here." And the Lord grants strength to all who labor in [His] work. Here, briefly and clearly, is the essence of the path of devotion: one's own strength is not enough to attain immortality, but the Lord endows with strength those who, without giving up, continue the effort, surrendered to Him. This passage is especially significant: Narayana is parāyaṇa, the final refuge of all; remembrance of Him restores vigor to the weary soul. It is notable that the transformation of the waters (into milk, then into ghee) precedes the strength from above — labor purifies, but only the Lord's grace brings it to completion. Thus the undertaking, which had nearly halted from exhaustion, is revived by the power of Vishnu.