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The creation myth in india changes from the subject of creation and what is the original form of subject related with the creation of the cosmos and the world to the story of creation having a descriptive form. In particular, Purāṇa is the works that collect public mythology, legend and theogony and so on. And it is different from main concerns in the creation myth of Ṛgveda and has a purpose to give a lesson and to increase the religious belief of special sects through episode. The creation myth of the churning of milk ocean in the Viṣṇu-Purāṇa has a story recovering the order and preserving the world which comes to a crisis of destruction. And it gives a point to the devotion and religious belief toward the Viṣṇu and the Śri(Lakṣmi) of his consort. Also this myth contains the values for Hindus to pursue in the circumstances of the case and the course solving it. That is to say, the main interest of the other creation myth was about creation itself and origin. Otherwise the churning of milk ocean puts more stress on reconstructing and preserving this world through the victory of good in a battle between gods and devas over the immortal drink, Amṛta. I think that the churning of milk ocean is having the thought of Hinduism in the course of a series of creation. Therefore, at first, this paper is to look into the change of subject and concern about the creation myth through the current and type of creation myth from Ṛgveda, Brahmana to Purāṇa. And then I analyze the story of the churning of milk ocean in the Viṣṇu-Purāṇa and find the thought of Hinduism like dharma, bhakti, artha and mokṣa mentioned in the churning of milk ocean.