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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.
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The gods approach
Skandha 8 names the gods approaching for the churning.Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.6
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The mountain and the serpent
The recension names the churning rod and the serpent-rope.Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.7
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What rises
Adhyāya 8 names treasures rising from the ocean in this recension.Bhāgavata Purāṇa 8.8
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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