Shloka 124
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
ह्लादिनी त्वयि शक्तिस्सा त्वय्येका सहभाविनी । ह्लादतापकरीमिश्रा त्वयि नो गुणवर्जिते
hlādinī tvayi śaktissā tvayyekā sahabhāvinī | hlādatāpakarīmiśrā tvayi no guṇavarjite
فيك تقوم قوة «هلاديني»؛ وفيك وحدك تقيم ملازمةً لا تنفصل. غير أنّك—وأنت منزَّه عن الغونات—لا يختلط فيك لذّةٌ بألمٍ مما قد تُحدِثه.
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Concept: The Lord possesses an inseparable power (Hlādinī-śakti), yet His essential nature remains untouched by dualities like pleasure and pain.
Application: Seek joy that is not dependent on sensory swings; cultivate devotion that rests in the Lord’s unconditioned bliss rather than in changing emotional highs/lows.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: शक्तिस्सा = शक्तिः + सा; त्वय्येका = त्वयि + एका (य्-सन्धि); सहभाविनी = सह + भाविनी; ह्लादतापकरीमिश्रा = ह्लाद + ताप + करी + मिश्रā; ‘नो’ पाठे ‘naḥ’ (अस्मदः षष्ठी बहु.)।
FAQs
Yes. It explicitly addresses the supreme as “guṇa-varjita,” indicating transcendence beyond the three guṇas and beyond experiential dualities like pleasure and pain.
Hlādinī-śakti is the bliss-bestowing potency—an inseparable divine energy associated with ānanda (spiritual bliss). The verse emphasizes that this power abides in the Supreme without introducing worldly dualities.
It suggests that dualities (sukha-duḥkha) belong to conditioned existence, while the ultimate reality is beyond such mixtures; divine bliss is not the same as changing emotional pleasure.