(8) When He saw how
by divine intervention the mountain sank, expanded the
Infallible Controller whose ways and powers are so
inscrutable, Himself into the wondrous body of a giant
tortoise and lifted He it up, entering the water
[see also dasâvatâra-stotra
verse 2].
(42) Mahâdeva
thereto took the widespread hâlahala poison in
his hand and drank it out of compassion for the good
of all living beings.
Chapter
8:
More
Appears from the Churning: Mother Laxmî and
Dhanvantari
(16) From
Prajâpati Visvakarmâ there was a choice of
ornaments, Sarasvatî [the goddess of
learning] supplied a necklace, Lord Brahmâ
provided a lotus flower and the Nâga's [the
excellent] brought earrings.
(34) He
indeed was a part of a plenary portion of the Supreme
Lord Vishnu known by the name of Dhanvantari who,
standing for the full knowledge of medical science,
was there to demand his share of the sacrifices.
Chapter
9:
The
Lord Appears as a Beautiful Woman to Distribute the
Nectar
(16-17) With all the
suras and daityas, with their faces thus sitting to
the east, all dressed up with garlands and lamps in an
arena full of incense smoke, there then, o ruler of
man, holding the container, entered she, with her
youthful restless eyes, the sounds of her tinkling
ankle bells and jugs of breasts, striding slowly with
a beautiful sari around her wide hips and elephant
trunk thighs.
(25) The moment he
was drinking the nectar was the head of Râhu cut
off by the Lord His cakra sharp as a razor, but the
decapitated body untouched by the nectar, fell dead on
the spot.
Chapter
10:
The
Battle Between the Demigods and the
Demons
