surÄsurÄṇÄm udadhiá¹
mathnatÄá¹ mandarÄcalam
dadhre kamaá¹ha-rÅ«peṇa
pṛṣá¹ha ekÄdaÅ›e vibhuḥ
In the eleventh appearance, the Lord, in the form of a tortoise, held up on his back Mandara Mountain for the devatÄs and demons churning the ocean.
The devatas and demons churned the ocean to receive nectar. Kamatha means turtle.
