Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations

Chapter 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce. Text 35

निपतन्स गिरिस्तत्र बहूनमरदानवान् ।
चूर्णयामास महता भारेण कनकाचलः ॥३५॥

nipatan sa giris tatra
bahÅ«n amara-dÄnavÄn
cÅ«rṇayÄm Äsa mahatÄ
bhÄreṇa kanakÄcalaḥ

 nipatan - falling down; saḥ - that; giriḥ - mountain; tatra - there; bahÅ«n - many; amara-dÄnavÄn - demigods and demons; cÅ«rṇayÄm Äsa - were smashed; mahatÄ - by great; bhÄreṇa - weight; kanaka-acalaḥ - the golden mountain known as Mandara.


Text

The mountain known as Mandara, which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, fell and smashed many demigods and demons.

Purport

By constitution, gold is heavier than stone. Since Mandara Mountain was made of gold and was therefore heavier than stone, the demigods and demons could not properly carry it to the Ocean of Milk.