2012. The dear lord whose chest is adorned with jewels
shines like a golden hill and rides on the bird Garudā.
He used Mandara mountain as a churning stick and the snake Vāsuki as a rope,
churned the milky ocean, took the nectar from it and gave it to the gods.
If devotees have not seen him, their eyes are not truly eyes.
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