Shloka 13

Gift of Sudarshana — The Gift of Sudarshana: Shiva’s Boon to Vishnu and the Sanctification of Virupaksha

Devanagari script

तस्मिस्तुष्टे जगद्धाम्नि सर्वकल्याणदायिनि प्राप्यते ऽमृतपायित्वं किं पुनः क्षीरभोजनम्

Transliteration

tasmistuṣṭe jagaddhāmni sarvakalyāṇadāyini prāpyate 'mṛtapāyitvaṃ kiṃ punaḥ kṣīrabhojanam

Translation

“When he—abode of the universe, bestower of all auspiciousness—is pleased, one attains even the state of drinking nectar; how much more, then, (is granted) the taking of milk as food!”

Speakers

• Mother to son (continuing the instruction)

Primary Deities

• Śiva

Key Themes

• Phalaśruti
• Hierarchy of boons (amṛta > milk)
• Śiva as cosmic support (jagaddhāman)
• Auspiciousness (kalyāṇa) through devotion

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the rhetorical force of ‘amṛta-drinking’ in this verse?

It is an argument a fortiori: if pleasing the deity yields the supreme, symbolic boon of amṛta (nectar/immortality), then a lesser, immediate boon like milk is certainly within reach.

Is ‘jagaddhāman’ a specifically Śaiva title here?

In this local context it functions as a Śaiva epithet, aligning Virūpākṣa with the cosmic ground of the world; Purāṇic diction often allows such cosmic titles to be shared across sectarian frames, but the surrounding identification (Virūpākṣa, triśūlin) anchors it in Śiva.

Does the verse imply literal immortality?

Not necessarily. ‘Amṛta’ frequently denotes the highest divine favor—liberative or death-transcending grace—used here to magnify the certainty of smaller, worldly benefits.