Ramayana
पर्वतं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा शिश्ये तत्रोदधौ हरिः। पर्वताग्रं तु लोकात्मा हस्तेनाक्रम्य केशवः॥ १-४५-३०
- and positioning the stirring Mt. Mandara on that tortoiseshell, he laid recumbent at the bottom of Milky Ocean as a base to the stirrer. Keshava ( Bhagavaana Vishnu ), the soul of the universe, then reached out his hand and grasped the mountaintop . - ॥ 1-45-30॥
english translation
parvataM pRSThataH kRtvA zizye tatrodadhau hariH। parvatAgraM tu lokAtmA hastenAkramya kezavaH॥ 1-45-30
hk transliteration by Sanscript