उच्चैःश्रवसः वर्णविपणः तथा नागशापः
Uccaiḥśravas Color-Wager and the Nāga Curse
विष्णुरुवाच बलं॑ ददामि सर्वेषां कर्मतद् ये समास्थिता: । क्षोभ्यतां कलश: सर्वैर्मन्दर: परिवर्त्यताम्,श्रीविष्णु बोले--जो लोग इस कार्यमें लगे हुए हैं, उन सबको मैं बल दे रहा हूँ। सब लोग पूरी शक्ति लगाकर मन्दराचलको घुमावें और इस सागरको क्षुब्ध कर दें
viṣṇur uvāca balaṁ dadāmi sarveṣāṁ karma tad ye samāsthitāḥ | kṣobhyatāṁ kalaśaḥ sarvair mandaraḥ parivartyatām ||
Viṣṇu disse: “Eu concedo força a todos os que, firmes, assumiram esta tarefa. Que o Oceano seja agitado por todos em conjunto; que o Mandara seja girado com todo o esforço.”
शौनक उवाच
Strength and success arise when one is firmly committed to a righteous, shared undertaking; divine aid is portrayed as supporting disciplined effort rather than replacing it.
Viṣṇu encourages the participants in the churning of the ocean, promising them strength and urging them to rotate Mount Mandara and agitate the sea to accomplish the churning.