Vasuki, king of the nagas, was wrapped around Mount Mandara as the churning rope of the Samudra Manthan, pulled back and forth by the devas and asuras until the serpent's venom-laced breath sickened the demons who gripped his head.
Mount Mandara was uprooted and placed in the Kshira Sagara to serve as the churning rod during the Samudra Manthan. The Devas and Asuras rotated the mountain within the ocean's waters to extract its cosmic treasures.
When Mount Mandara began to sink into the depths during the churning, Kurma swam beneath it and bore the great mountain on the flat of his shell, becoming the pivot on which the entire cosmic operation turned.
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