Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा यमो वत्सः स्वधा रसः । बिलं च पात्रं नागानां तक्षको वत्सकोभवत्
aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā yamo vatsaḥ svadhā rasaḥ | bilaṃ ca pātraṃ nāgānāṃ takṣako vatsakobhavat
अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा, यमो वत्सः स्वधा रसः। बिलं च पात्रं नागानां, तक्षको वत्सकोऽभवत्॥
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context likely a narrator continuing a cosmological enumeration).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: netherworld
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अंतकश्चाभवत् = अन्तकः + च + अभवत्; अभवद्दोग्धा = अभवत् + दोग्धा; वत्सकोभवत् = वत्सकः + अभवत् (अः + अ → ओ)
It uses the Purāṇic “milking” metaphor: a milker, a calf, an essence (rasa) as milk, and a vessel—here applied specifically to the Nāgas with Takṣaka as the calf.
Nāgas are serpent-beings prominent in Purāṇic cosmology; Takṣaka is a famous Nāga king, so naming him highlights the Nāga lineage within the broader creation-enumeration.
By assigning cosmic functions even to Death (Antaka) and Yama, the verse implies an ordered universe where all forces—including mortality and judgment—operate within a structured cosmic economy.