Shloka 12
कूर्मेण तु तथेत्युक्त्वा पृष्ठमस्य समर्पितम् | तं शैलं तस्य पृष्ठस्थं वज्नेणेन्द्रो न्यपीडयत्,तब कच्छपराजने “तथास्तु” कहकर मन्दराचलके नीचे अपनी पीठ लगा दी। देवराज इन्द्रने उस पर्वतको वज्रद्वारा दबाये रखा
kūrmeṇa tu tathety uktvā pṛṣṭham asya samarpitam | taṃ śailaṃ tasya pṛṣṭhasthaṃ vajreṇendro nyapīḍayat |
Ang Pagong (Kūrma), na nagsabing “Mangyari nawa,” ay inialay ang sariling likod bilang sandigan. Nang ang bundok ay nakapatong sa kanyang likod, si Indra ay dumiin gamit ang vajra (kulog na sandata) upang ito’y manatiling matatag—isang banal na pagpipigil na pumipigil sa kaguluhan at nagpapahintulot na magpatuloy ang gawain ng mga diyos sa maayos na kaayusan.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great undertakings require both support and restraint: Kūrma provides the sustaining base, while Indra applies stabilizing control. Together they model coordinated action that preserves order and prevents harm.
Kūrma agrees to bear the mountain on his back, and Indra uses the vajra to press and steady the mountain so it does not slip or destabilize the churning effort (contextually, the Mandara mountain used in the cosmic churning episode).