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  "name":"SB 8.12.45",
  "h1":"SB 8.12.45",
  "label":"Text 45",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.45",
  "description":"Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the ocean of milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Śārṅga-dhanvā. I have now described to you His prowess."

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SB 8.12.45

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca
iti te 'bhihitas tāta
vikramaḥ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
sindhor nirmathane yena
dhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe mahācalaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti—thus; te—unto you; abhihitaḥ—explained; tāta—my dear King; vikramaḥ—prowess; śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Śārṅga bow; sindhoḥ—of the ocean of milk; nirmathane—in the churning; yena—by whom; dhṛtaḥ—was held; pṛṣṭhe—on the back; mahā-acalaḥ—the great mountain.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the ocean of milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Śārṅga-dhanvā. I have now described to you His prowess.