# SB 8.7.6 > कृतस्थानविभागास्त एवं कश्यपनन्दनाः > ममन्थुः परमं यत्ता अमृतार्थं पयोनिधिम ॥६॥ ## Text > mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir > anādhāro hy apo 'viśat > dhriyamāṇo 'pi balibhir > gauravāt pāṇḍu-nandana ## Synonyms *mathyamāne*—while the churning was going on; *arṇave*—in the ocean of milk; *saḥ*—that; *adriḥ*—hill; *anādhāraḥ*—without being supported by anything; *hi*—indeed; *apaḥ*—in the water; *aviśat*—drowned; *dhriyamāṇaḥ*—captured; *api*—although; *balibhiḥ*—by the powerful demigods and demons; *gauravāt*—from being very heavy; *pāṇḍu-nandana*—O son of Pāṇḍu (Mahārāja Parīkṣit). ## Translation **O son of the Pāṇḍu dynasty, when Mandara Mountain was thus being used as a churning rod in the ocean of milk, it had no support, and therefore although held by the strong hands of the demigods and demons, it sank into the water.**