Verse 5.15.28

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

चग्खसुरम् हन्तुम् अभुद् हरिर् यद मत्स्यवतरस् त्वम् असि च्रुतिस् तद कुर्मो हरिर् मदर-सिन्धु-मन्थने नेत्रि-क्र्त त्वम् चुभद हि वसुकि

cagkhasuram hantum abhud harir yada matsyavataras tvam asi crutis tada kurmo harir madara-sindhu-manthane netri-krta tvam cubhada hi vasuki

cagkhasuram—Sagkhasura; hantum—to kill; abhut—was; harih—Krsna; yada—when; matsyavatarah—the Matsya incarnation; tvam—You; asi—are; crutih—the Vedas; tada—then; kurmah—Kurma; harih—Krsna; madara-sindhu-manthane—in churning the ocean of milk; netri-krta—the churning-rope; tvam—You; cubhada—auspicious; hi—indeed; vasuki—Vasuki.

English translation of verse 5.15.28:

When Krsna appeared as Matsyavatara to kill Sagkhasura, You became the Four Vedas. When, during the churning of the milk-ocean, Krsna appeared as Kurma, You became Vasuki, the auspicious churning-rope.