Shloka 12
उद्धृता वारुणी लक्ष्मीरमृतं चापि मातले । उच्चै:श्रवाश्ना श्वराजो मणिरत्नं च कौस्तुभम्
uddhṛtā vāruṇī lakṣmīr amṛtaṃ cāpi mātale | uccaiḥśravāś ca śvarājo maṇiratnaṃ ca kaustubham, devasārathe ||
নারদ বললেন—হে মাতলি! সেই মন্থন থেকে বারুণী, শ্রী (লক্ষ্মী) ও অমৃত উদ্ভূত হল; একই মন্থন থেকে অশ্বরাজ উচ্চৈঃশ্রবা এবং কৌস্তুভ মণিরত্নও প্রকাশ পেল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: great gains often require collective effort, even among rivals, but the resulting boons (wealth, power, immortality-symbols) can intensify rivalry unless restrained and distributed in alignment with dharma.
Nārada addresses Mātali and lists the wondrous products that emerged from the ocean-churning: Vāruṇī, Lakṣmī, amṛta, the celestial horse Uccaiḥśravā, and the jewel Kaustubha—invoking the famous Samudra-manthana episode as illustrative background.