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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.16
mathyamānāt tathā sindhor
devāsura-varūtha-paiḥ
yadā sudhā na jāyeta
nirmamanthājitaḥ svayam
SYNONYMS
mathyamānāt — sufficiently being churned; tathā — in this way; sindhoḥ — from the ocean of milk; deva — of the demigods; asura — and the demons; varūtha-paiḥ — by the best; yadā — when; sudhā — nectar; na jāyeta — did not come out; nirmamantha — churned; ajitaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita; svayam — personally.
TRANSLATION
When nectar did not come from the ocean of milk, despite so much endeavor by the best of the demigods and demons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Ajita, personally began to churn the ocean.
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