nipatan sa giris tatra bahūn amara-dānavān cūrṇayām āsa mahatā bhāreṇa kanakācalaḥ
WORD BY WORD
TRANSLATION
The mountain known as Mandara, which was extremely heavy, being made of gold, fell and smashed many demigods and demons.
PURPORT
By constitution, gold is heavier than stone. Since Mandara Mountain was made of gold and was therefore heavier than stone, the demigods and demons could not properly carry it to the Ocean of Milk.