Having heard this, Hrsikesa, or Hari, assuming the form of a tortoise, stood in the sea, supporting the hill on his back.
इति श्रुत्वा हृषीकेशः कामठं रूपमास्थितः॥ पर्वतं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा शिश्ये तत्रोदधौ हरिः।