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Kurma

कूर्म

Also known as कमठरूपेण · Kamatha-rupa (the tortoise form)

Eleventh avatara; Mount Mandara's resting base

'Dadhre kamatha-rupena prstha ekadasa vibhuh' (SB 1.3.16).

Kurma — avatara of — Krishna

Eleventh: the all-pervading Lord bore [Mandara] as a tortoise: 'dadhre kamatha-rupena prstha ekadasa vibhuh' (SB 1.3.16). Evidence: EXPLICIT.

Kurma — bore — Mandara

Kurma supported Mount Mandara on His back during the churning: 'mandaracalam... prsthe' (SB 1.3.16). Evidence: EXPLICIT.