ŚB 4.18.12
Canto 4, Chapter 18, Text 12
इति प्रियं हितं वाक्यं भुव आदाय भूपति: ।
वत्सं कृत्वा मनुं पाणावदुहत्सकलौषधी: ॥ १२ ॥
वत्सं कृत्वा मनुं पाणावदुहत्सकलौषधी: ॥ १२ ॥
iti priyaṁ hitaṁ vākyaṁ
bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ
vatsaṁ kṛtvā manuṁ pāṇāv
aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ
bhuva ādāya bhūpatiḥ
vatsaṁ kṛtvā manuṁ pāṇāv
aduhat sakalauṣadhīḥ
Word by word
iti — thus; priyam — pleasing; hitam — beneficial; vākyam — words; bhuvaḥ — of the earth; ādāya — taking into consideration; bhū-patiḥ — the King; vatsam — calf; kṛtvā — making; manum — Svāyambhuva Manu; pāṇau — in his hands; aduhat — milked; sakala — all; oṣadhīḥ — herbs and grains.
Translation
After hearing the auspicious and pleasing words of the planet earth, the King accepted them. He then transformed Svāyambhuva Manu into a calf and milked all the herbs and grains from the earth in the form of a cow, keeping them in his cupped hands.