ŚB 8.7.5
Devanagari
कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दना: ।
ममन्थु: परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥
ममन्थु: परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम् ॥ ५ ॥
Verse text
kṛta-sthāna-vibhāgās ta
evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ
mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā
amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim
evaṁ kaśyapa-nandanāḥ
mamanthuḥ paramaṁ yattā
amṛtārthaṁ payo-nidhim
Synonyms
kṛta — adjusting; sthāna-vibhāgāḥ — the division of the places they were to hold; te — they; evam — in this way; kaśyapa-nandanāḥ — the sons of Kaśyapa (both the demigods and the demons); mamanthuḥ — churned; paramam — with great; yattāḥ — endeavor; amṛta-artham — for getting nectar; payaḥ-nidhim — the Ocean of Milk.
Translation
After thus adjusting how the snake was to be held, the sons of Kaśyapa, both demigods and demons, began their activities, desiring to get nectar by churning the Ocean of Milk.