SB 8.7.5 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दना: । ममन्थु: परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥

Verse text

kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim

Synonyms

kṛta — adjusting ; sthāna — vibhāgāḥ — the division of the places they were to hold ; te — they ; evam — in this way ; kaśyapa — nandanāḥ — the sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons) ; mamanthuḥ — churned ; paramam — with great ; yattāḥ — endeavor ; amṛta — artham — for getting nectar ; payaḥ — nidhim — the Ocean of Milk .

Translation

After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the Ocean of Milk.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

After adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both devatās and demons, began churning the ocean of milk with great enthusiasm, desiring to obtain nectar.