Kurma Avatara - Sanskrit Text with English Translation (Meaning)

- from Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 1 - 3

कूर्म अवतार

Kurma Avatara

Kurma Avatara

।
॥१.३.१६॥
Sura-Asuraannaam-Udadhim Mathnataam Mandaraacalam |
Dadhre Kamattha-Ruupenna Prssttha Ekaadashe Vibhuh ||1.3.16||

Meaning:
1: When the Suras (Devas) and the Asuras (Demons) were churning the Ocean with the Mandarachala mountain,
2: The All-Pervading Lord supported that mountain on his back in the form of a Kamattha (Tortoise), during his Eleventh incarnation.

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Translated by greenmesg.org

Lord Kurma:

• Stotras of Lord Kurma

• Festivals of Lord Kurma

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

• Stotras

• Scriptures

• Pilgrimages - by Groups - by Deities - by States - by Geography

• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

• Sages - Hermitages - Penances

• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

• Sadhana

• Sanskrit

• Nature

• Arts and Sciences

• Bharatavarsha - Puranic History - Puranic Lineage

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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