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The Churning of Ocean
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1030. Forest-rovers ( appear to ) go out, although they have not actually come out of the mountain-valleys, having gradually. obtained sun-light, as the embankments ( enclosing the valleys ) were being scrubbed and lost by the friction of the great Cobra.
1031. The downward paths of the straight-falling rocks, which come into contact with each direction, one after another, because of the churning action of the mountain. become crooked and zig-zag.
1032. The echo ( of the sound of churning) just stayed put in the momentarily emptied portion of the ocean itself, as the upper aerial space of the sky) was blocked by the upsurged water, which filled the circle of directions all round in the sky.
1033. From a mountain ridge fell out blocks of embankment, full of sharp pieces (dhārā) of Indra's thunderbolt, which (blocks were in fact) knotty scars formed over (the parts of the mountain-body) where its wings were clipped and which (scars ) are now extracted by the friction caused by Väsuki.
1034. The huge snakes just stretch themselves flat (over the surface of the ocean), having pulled out their bodies, although being coiled up in the whirling (waters of the ) ocean, (floating) relaxed (on the surface ) after having straightened ( saralia ) the whirlpools with their hissing.
1035. The rivers on the ridges develop the grace of creepers twining round the trees, (the flow of) their waters having been channeled through the paths, scooped up (earlier) by the friction of Väsuki's (body) and now left off (by him ).
1036. The sky above was forced out (evacuated ) by the ridges, the ground and the peaks of the mountain. The directions, therefore, occupied only the mountain's middle part, thinned, as it was, by friction.
1037. With its base on the back of the Tortoise scraped off ( viņihittha ) and its big bulk (āhoa) reduced in size by the friction of the Lord of snakes, the mountain, placed (ạimia ) with great difficulty before (on the back of the Tortoise ), could now be taken away with ease.
1038. The layer of the earth, moistened by (the water of) the agitated ocean, formed a mud-plaster, as it were, to serve as
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