अमृतार्थं पुरा देवैर्मथितः कलशोदधिः । मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम्
amṛtārthaṃ purā devairmathitaḥ kalaśodadhiḥ | manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim
قديماً، طلباً للأمṛta، خضّ الآلهةُ محيطَ الكَلَشَة، فجعلوا جبلَ ماندرا عصاً للخضّ، وجعلوا فاسُكي حبلاً للخضّ.
Viśvāmitra
Purāṇas ground later rules and meanings in cosmic events, linking everyday practice to sacred mythic history.
The immediate verse pivots to Samudra-manthana; the chapter context remains Śaṃkhatīrtha-māhātmya.
None here; it introduces the mythic background that will explain the stated doṣa and proper conduct.