[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 3.15.16 # Garudapurana 3.15.16 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.15.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.15.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.16) tato harirjagṛhe kūrmarūpaṃ surāsurāṇāmudadhiṃ vimathnatām / pṛṣṭhe dhartuṃ mandaraṃ parvataṃ ca brahmāṇḍaṃ vā dhartumīśo mahātmā // > Then Hari assumed the form of a tortoise as the gods and asuras churned the ocean, / in order to support Mount Mandara upon his back; or rather, the great-souled Lord was able to support the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.15) - [Next: 3.15.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.17) - [Up: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.15.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.16) · Pramāṇa