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Churning of the ocean — Bhāgavata map

Bhāgavata 8.6–8 tells the churning. The Mahābhārata telling stays a second recension.

Purāṇic narrative

Bhāgavata 8.6–8 tells the churning. The Mahābhārata telling stays a second recension.
Bhāgavata 8.6–8 tells the churning. The Mahābhārata telling stays a second recension.
  1. 1 The gods approach
    Skandha 8 names the gods approaching for the churning.
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.6
  2. 2 The mountain and the serpent
    The recension names the churning rod and the serpent-rope.
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.7
  3. 3 What rises
    Adhyāya 8 names treasures rising from the ocean in this recension.
    Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.8
  4. 4 Mahābhārata nearby
    Ādi-parvan also tells a churning; open that door as a second recension.
    Mahābhārata Ādi (index door); Bhāgavata 8 kept distinct

Sources and traditions

  • Bhāgavata Purāṇa, aṣṭama skandha, Sanskrit Documents — Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.6–8 (Sanskrit Documents numbering) · Public-domain Devanagari recension as posted 2026 · Sanskrit: public-domain Devanagari as encoded at Sanskrit Documents (sanskritdocuments.org) by named volunteer proofreaders. Foundation diagrams: original SVG, CC BY-SA 4.0. · 2026-09-20

Claims on this page

  • Skandha 8 tells the churning of the ocean in the Bhāgavata recension. — Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.6–8
  • The Mahābhārata also tells a churning; the two recensions stay side by side. — Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.6–8; Mahābhārata Ādi kept as a second telling