Shloka 121
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
न्यग्रोधः सुमहानल्पे यथा बीजे व्यवस्थितः । ससर्ज्ज विश्वमखिलं बीजभूते तथा त्वयि
nyagrodhaḥ sumahānalpe yathā bīje vyavasthitaḥ | sasarjja viśvamakhilaṃ bījabhūte tathā tvayi
যেমন ক্ষুদ্র বীজের মধ্যে মহাবটবৃক্ষ নিহিত থাকে, তেমনি বীজরূপ তোমার মধ্যে সমগ্র বিশ্ব অন্তর্নিহিত ছিল; তুমি তদ্দ্বারা এই অখিল জগৎ সৃষ্টি করেছ।
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुमहान् = सु + महान्; विश्वमखिलम् = विश्वम् + अखिलम्; बीजभूते = बीज + भूते (तत्पुरुष); ससर्ज्ज = ससर्ज (लिट्) + छन्दसि द्वित्व/लेखनभेद.
FAQs
It conveys that a vast effect can be latent within a subtle cause: the universe exists in a potential, seed-like state within the supreme causal source before manifestation.
From a cause: it explicitly frames the creator/source as “seed-form” (bījabhūta), implying the cosmos unfolds from an underlying causal principle rather than arising from nothing.
It encourages humility and reverence toward the subtle: what appears small or hidden (like a seed or the unseen divine cause) can contain immense power and significance.