Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 33

The Lord Appears to the Devas and Instructs the Truce; Mandara Is Brought for Churning

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मन्दरगिरिमोजसोत्पाट्य दुर्मदा: । नदन्त उदधिं निन्यु: शक्ता: परिघबाहव: ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

tatas te mandara-girim ojasotpāṭya durmadāḥ nadanta udadhiṁ ninyuḥ śaktāḥ parigha-bāhavaḥ

Translation

ต่อมาเหล่าเทวดาและอสูรผู้มีกำลังยิ่ง แขนยาวแข็งดุจคทา ต่างฮึกเหิมด้วยทิฐิ ถอนภูเขามันทระขึ้นด้วยแรงมหาศาล แล้วส่งเสียงกึกก้องพาไปยังเกษียรสมุทร (มหาสมุทรน้ำนม)

Synonyms

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनुक्रम-अव्यय

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• मन्दर-गिरिम्: Mount Mandara
• मन्दर-गिरिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (मन्दरः गिरिः)

• ओजसा: by strength
• ओजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (Instrumental)

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted/pulled up
• उत्पाट्य: पूर्वक्रिया (absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√पट्/पट् (धातु; ‘to tear up/pull out’) → उत्पाट्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund); पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• दुर्मदाः: arrogant/intoxicated with pride
• दुर्मदाः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (दुष्टः मदः येषाम्)

• नदन्तः: roaring
• नदन्तः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नद् (धातु) → नदत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present participle)

• उदधिम्: the ocean
• उदधिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• निन्युः: carried/led
• निन्युः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शक्ताः: able/strong
• शक्ताः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक् (धातु) → शक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (capable/able)

• परिघ-बाहवः: whose arms were like iron bars
• परिघ-बाहवः: विशेषण (of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिघ (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (परिघवत् बाहवः येषाम्)

Characters & Entities

• Mandara Mountain
• Daityas (demons/asuras)
• Ocean (Udadhi)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Mandara Mountain in Samudra Manthan?

In Canto 8, Chapter 6, Mandara Mountain is uprooted and brought to the ocean as the churning rod for Samudra Manthan, showing the immense scale of the pastime and the divine arrangement behind it.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 8.6.33?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the churning of the ocean to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

What is the practical lesson from the asuras carrying Mandara Mountain with pride?

Material strength and achievement can inflate pride, but the Bhagavatam implies that true success comes when power is aligned with dharma and ultimately guided by the Supreme Lord’s plan.