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Adipurana
It was like a sick man, for just as an epileptic is troubled by the frothy waves, so too was the ocean troubled by the frothy waves. Just as an epileptic cannot be held by anyone, so too could the ocean not be held by anyone. And just as an epileptic does not remain still in any place, so too did the ocean not remain still in any place - it was restless due to the waves. The ocean suddenly made a deep sound, it was restless without reason, and whirlpools formed in it without reason. Therefore, its condition was worse than that of a very unstable person, because even a very unstable person suddenly starts to make sounds, shouts, trembles without reason, and starts to whirl around, running here and there. The ocean seemed to be laughing because of the rising foam, it seemed to be dancing because of the tides, it seemed to be moving because of the waves, and it seemed to be intoxicated because of the swaying. Or, the ocean seemed like a serpent, for just as a serpent has jewels, so too did the ocean have jewels. Just as a serpent has potent poison, so too did the ocean have potent poison, that is, water. Just as a serpent is fearsome because of its hissing, so too was the ocean fearsome because of its hissing. Just as a serpent has shining scales, so too did the ocean have shining waves. And just as a serpent is restless, so too was the ocean restless. Or, the ocean seemed as if it had a cold (runny nose) from drinking too much water, and therefore it was sneezing with thousands of sounds. Or, the ocean seemed like a glutton, for just as a glutton eats a lot and then burps because of the excess food, so too did the ocean drink the water of all the rivers and then burped with sounds because of the excess water. The ocean was never satisfied with the water from its deep, vast belly, and therefore it seemed to have opened its mouth up to the palate. Meaning - The ocean seemed like a man who is never satisfied, even after eating a lot, because just as a man who is not satisfied keeps his mouth open because of thirst, even after eating a lot, so too did the ocean keep its mouth open because of thirst, even after drinking a lot of water - the rivers
1 Restless. 2 Very unstable. 'Asankusuko'sthiray' Amarah. Visheshnignavargah. 3 Dancing. 4 Potent water. 5 Quickly. 6 Potent cold. 'Pratiśyāyastu pīnasaḥ' iti abhidhānāt. 7 Glutton. Meaning - not satisfied. 8-Belly-water.