[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 3.8 # Agnipurana 3.8 Agnipurāṇa 3.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.8) kūrmarūpaṃ samāsthāya dadhre viṣṇuś ca mandaram / kṣīrābdhermathyamānācca viṣaṃ hālāhalaṃ hy abhūt // > Assuming the form of a tortoise, Viṣṇu supported Mandara. > And as the Milk Ocean was being churned, the hālāhala poison arose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.7) - [Next: 3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.9) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.3.8) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.3.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.3.8) · Pramāṇa