vishnu assures that he would help the Devas and Asuras by taking the form of the Kurma (Turtle) and holding up the Mandara Mountain. Once again, they go back to churning the Milky Ocean but instead of the Amrta (nectar of immortality), only a universe-destroying Visha (poison) is churned up from the ocean initially, leading everyone to run to Shiva.
SIMHENDRAMADHYAMAM – VIRTUTTAM
“yAmirukka vyAkulamEn dEvAsurarhaLe – Amai ena vandu mandaramadanai tAnguveEn” ena ghana shAymanum abhayamaLittu pAlittiDa meeNDum…
ATHANA ADI
1. pArkaDal kaDaindanarE – devarhaL
asurarum iNaindanarE vEgamAi
2. pArkaDal kaDaindanarE
asurarum iNaindanarE – arumaiyAna amudaip-pera (pArkaDal kaDaindanarE)
mandara malai vAasukiyum porundiya paDi onRu shErndu
yantiram sheidu mahizhvuDan vindaiyAha pahai marandu (pArkaDal kaDaindanarE)
VIRUTTAM: REVATI
Aaa! Aaa! AlakAlam pongi vandadE – dEvarum asurarum yAvarum kAlakAlani nADi ODinarE… ODinarE….
CHANT by DEVAS & ASURAS: Shankara
jaya jaya shankara hara hara shankara
bhaya hara shankara aruL puri shankara
(Note: The chant starts in slow tempo but builds up to a faster tempo with each repeat and stops with the last aruL puri shankara slowed down significantly.)