Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 05, Text 11-12

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SB 8.5.11-12

sri-rajovaca
yatha bhagavata brahman
 mathitah ksira-sagarah
yad-artham va yatas cadrim
 dadharambucaratmana
 
yathamrtam suraih praptam
 kim canyad abhavat tatah
etad bhagavatah karma
 vadasva paramadbhutam
 
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:  
 
King Pariksit inquired: O great brahmana, Sukadeva Gosvami, why and how did Lord Visnu churn the Ocean of Milk? For what reason did He stay in the water as a tortoise and hold up Mandara Mountain? How did the demigods obtain the nectar, and what other things were produced from the churning of the ocean? Kindly describe all these wonderful activities of the Lord.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 05, Text 10
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 08, Chapter 05, Text 13