Churning the ocean of milk
Expressions researched:
"churning the ocean"
|"ocean was churned"
|"churning the milk ocean"
|"churning of the ocean"
|"churned the ocean"
|"churn the ocean"
|"churning rod in the ocean"
|"ocean was being churned"
|"churned ocean"
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Similarly, He took the incarnation of tortoise, Kūrma. There was a churning of the ocean, and the churning rod must be rested on something solid. So He became the churning rod, resting. And the hill, Mandara Hill, was placed, and He was feeling some itching sensation. So it was nicely itched by churning rod. So this is... He is Kūrmāvatāra. Then Raghunātha. Raghunātha. Raghunātha, this Rāma, Lord Rāma, He came to kill that daśanana, who had ten faces. Vitarasi dikṣu raṇe dik-pati-kamanīyam. So in this way there are innumerable incarnation of pastime. Nṛsiṁha. Nṛsiṁha.
tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
Nṛsiṁha. Nṛsiṁha means half-lion and half-man, and this shape was assumed by the Lord to kill Hiraṇyakaśipu, the father of Prahlāda.Festival Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1976 Conversations and Morning Walks
Hari-śauri: This is in connection with the churning of the ocean?
Prabhupāda: Yes. [break]
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Is it actually possible for the demons to win?
Prabhupāda: Sometimes. When there is fighting, both the parties will have chance to win.Kīrtanānanda: What is Eighth Canto like? What does Eighth Canto contain?
Prabhupāda: Eighth Canto? Churning of the ocean and producing nectar, and the demons they did not receive the nectar. There was fight.
Hari-śauri: And the story of Gajendra as well?
Prabhupāda: Gajendra, that is I think Seventh Canto, no?
Hari-śauri: Beginning of the Eighth.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Gajendra also.
Hari-śauri: That means four parts. That means four books for the Eighth Canto.Rādhāvallabha: This is a very rough sketch. This is when the demigods and demons were churning the ocean of milk with Vāsuki. So they want to make sure... So Lord Śiva will be standing outside the milk ocean. He won't be in the ocean. He'll be on the shore of the ocean, drinking the poison.
Prabhupāda: Why?
Rādhāvallabha: Sorry, it's not a very good picture. Here is the ocean. So Lord Śiva is on the shore, he's not in the ocean. He is on the shore, drinking the poison. They want to know if that's okay.
Prabhupāda: Welcome.
Rādhāvallabha: Okay. So then they want to know if it's okay to have Lord Śiva's bull with Lord Śiva.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Where Lord Śiva can go, his bull can go.
Rādhāvallabha: So then they want to know, is it all right to show the demons and the demigods standing right on the ocean?
Prabhupāda: They were churning. That's all.
Rādhāvallabha: So then they can actually stand right on the water.
Prabhupāda: Churning was done in the water. Milk. Milk ocean.
Rādhāvallabha: But they are not standing on the bottom. They are standing actually on the surface.
Prabhupāda: Well, yes, half water.
Rādhāvallabha: Then a thousand-armed Viṣṇu on top of Mandara Hill? They want to know if they should show Him on top of the mountain like that.
Prabhupāda: Yes. That's all...
Rādhāvallabha: When we did Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, there were some arms that you wanted transparent. You just wanted the four main arms looking regular. So all the other arms should be transparent except for four?
Prabhupāda: No, it is mentioned. It is mentioned. No.
Rādhāvallabha: It just says "a thousand arms." So just paint like that?
Prabhupāda: Hmm.
Rādhāvallabha: And then they just want to know... One more question on this, that remnants of the poison from Lord Śiva went to the scorpions and snakes.
Prabhupāda: Yes, you give this.
Rādhāvallabha: So should they be in the ocean, or should they be on the shore with Lord Śiva?
Prabhupāda: Yes, round about. Yes. Why he's there? It is all right. Give them here.
Rādhāvallabha: Okay. So they are on the land. And then there is one more picture. When the goddess of fortune took birth from the milk ocean, they installed her on the throne, and the personified rivers came and personified clouds. So this would be Lord Brahmā, this would be the personified rivers and different personalities. So the ocean actually is not visible, just the actual installation area.
Prabhupāda: That's nice. So?
Rādhāvallabha: That's all that they want to know. Thank you, Śrīla Prabhupāda.
Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. When everything do with devotion, it will come out correct.
Rādhāvallabha: Jaya.