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नरः महेषुभिः गगन-पथं समावृणोत्naraḥ maheṣubhiḥ gagana-pathaṃ samāvṛṇotNara covered the path of the sky with his great arrows
विदारयन् गिरि-शिखराणि पत्रिभिःvidārayan giri-śikharāṇi patribhiḥrending mountain peaks with his feathered [arrows]
महासुराः सुरैः अर्दिताः महीं सागरं प्रविविशुःmahāsurāḥ suraiḥ arditāḥ mahīṃ sāgaraṃ praviviśuḥthe great asuras, pressed hard by the gods, retreated into the earth and the ocean
सुदर्शनं परिकुपितं निशाम्यsudarśanaṃ parikupitaṃ niśāmyahaving seen the enraged Sudarshana
मन्दरः स्वम् देशं गमितः सुपूजितःmandaraḥ svam deśaṃ gamitaḥ supūjitaḥMandara, duly honored, was returned to its own place
सलिल-धराः यथा-गतं गताःsalila-dharāḥ yathā-gataṃ gatāḥthe water-bearing clouds departed as they had come
सुराः अमृतं सुनिहितं चक्रिरे परां मुदं अभिगम्यsurāḥ amṛtaṃ sunihitaṃ cakrire parāṃ mudaṃ abhigamyathe gods, having attained supreme joy, safely concealed the amrita
तं निधिम् अमृतस्य रक्षितुं किरीटिने बलभिद् ददौtaṃ nidhim amṛtasya rakṣituṃ kirīṭine balabhid dadauBalabhid (Indra) gave that treasure, the amrita, into the keeping of the Diademed One (the crown-wearer/guardian)
नरस्narasoriginal form "naras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वरकनकाग्रभूषणैर्varakanakāgrabhūṣaṇairoriginal form "varakanakāgrabhūṣaṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महेषुभिर्maheṣubhiroriginal form "maheṣubhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गगनपथंgaganapathaṃoriginal form "gaganapathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गिरिशिखराणिgiriśikharāṇioriginal form "giriśikharāṇi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पत्रिभिर्patribhiroriginal form "patribhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाभयेmahābhayeoriginal form "mahābhaye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽसुरगणविग्रहे'suragaṇavigraheoriginal form "'suragaṇavigrahe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तदाtadāoriginal form "tadā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लवणजलंlavaṇajalaṃoriginal form "lavaṇajalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रविविशुर्praviviśuroriginal form "praviviśur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वियद्गतंviyadgataṃoriginal form "viyadgataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्वलितहुताशनप्रभंjvalitahutāśanaprabhaṃoriginal form "jvalitahutāśanaprabhaṃ", 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
सुरैर्surairoriginal form "surair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विजयम्vijayamoriginal form "vijayam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवाप्यavāpyaoriginal form "avāpya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवevaoriginal form "eva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनाद्यvinādyaoriginal form "vinādya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
खंkhaṃoriginal form "khaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दिवम्divamoriginal form "divam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अपिapioriginal form "api", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वशस्sarvaśasoriginal form "sarvaśas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सलिलधराsaliladharāoriginal form "saliladharā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथागतम्yathāgatamoriginal form "yathāgatam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽमृतं'mṛtaṃoriginal form "'mṛtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुनिहितम्sunihitamoriginal form "sunihitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवevaoriginal form "eva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुदम्mudamoriginal form "mudam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुष्कलाम्puṣkalāmoriginal form "puṣkalām", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अथामरैःathāmaraiḥoriginal form "athāmaraiḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहsahaoriginal form "saha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The conclusion of the tale of the churning reveals the triumph of dharma and order. The asuras, unable to withstand Sudarshana, flee into the earth and the ocean — evil is not destroyed altogether but driven back within its own bounds, for in the world of duality darkness retreats but does not vanish entirely. It is significant that Mandara is carefully returned to its place and the clouds depart 'as they had come': after the great deed cosmic order is restored, everything returns to balance — such is the rhythm of the Lord's play. The amrita, meanwhile, is safely concealed and entrusted to safekeeping — the supreme good is entrusted to the worthy and kept guarded. Here is the final lesson of the whole tale: the nectar of immortality is won through joint effort, but obtained only by the mercy of the Lord (Narayana, Mohini, Sudarshana), and it goes to the devoted, not to the impious. Thus the churning of the ocean, which began with the gods' weakness, ends in their victory and joy — but only because the Lord Himself was at the foundation of it all.