In days of yore, O king, the gods and the Asuras, in a body, churned the Ocean and raised the Ambrosia. Similarly the Brahmanas, in a body in days of yore, churned all the scriptures and raised this narrative, which resembles nectar.
सुरासुरैर्यथा राजन् निर्मथ्यामृतमुद्धतम्॥ एवमेतत् पुरा विप्रैः कथामृतमिहोद्धृतम्।