It was full of heaving billows, caused by the changes of the moon, it was the parent of (the great conch of Krishna) Panchajanya, it was the great mine of gems.
चन्द्रवृद्धिक्षयवशादुद्वृत्तोर्मिसमाकुलम्। पाञ्चजन्यस्य जननं रत्नाकरमनुत्तमम्॥