Kurma — The Tortoise Who Bore Mount Mandara
Kurma Purana · 1 · Verse 2.15
kurmaavatarvishnusamudra-manthan
Sanskrit Original
कूर्मरूपो महाविष्णुः समुद्रमथने स्थितः। मन्दरस्य धारणं कृत्वा देवानां सुखमावहन्॥
kūrma-rūpo mahā-viṣṇuḥ samudra-mathane sthitaḥ mandara-dhāraṇaṁ kṛtvā devānāṁ sukham āvahan
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The great Vishnu, in the form of a tortoise, stood at the churning of the ocean; bearing Mount Mandara on his back, he brought delight to the gods.
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