Shloka 6

समुद्रवर्णनम् (Description of the Ocean) — Kadrū and Vinatā approach the sea

Devanagari script

ततो भगवता तस्य शिरश्छिन्नमलंकृतम्‌ | चक्रायुधेन चक्रेण पिबतो5मृतमोजसा,तब चक्रधारी भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिने अमृत पीनेवाले उस दानवका मुकुटमण्डित मस्तक चक्रद्वारा बलपूर्वक काट दिया

Transliteration

tato bhagavatā tasya śiraś chinnam alaṅkṛtam | cakrāyudhena cakreṇa pibato 'mṛtam ojasā ||

Translation

Da griff der erhabene Herr, der den Diskus führt, mit seiner Diskuswaffe ein und trennte dem Dämon, dessen Haupt mit einer Krone geschmückt war, mit Gewalt den Kopf ab, während er den Nektar in großer Kraft trank. Die Begebenheit bekräftigt: Selbst wenn jemand Unsterblichkeit durch Trug oder unrechte Mittel zu erlangen sucht, schreitet göttliche Gerechtigkeit ein, um die kosmische Ordnung zu wahren.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• तस्य: of him/that (demon)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• छिन्नम्: severed, cut off
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular (past passive participle of √छिद्)

• अलंकृतम्: adorned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलंकृत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular (past passive participle of √कृ with अलं-)

• चक्रायुधेन: by (him) whose weapon is the discus / by the discus-weaponed (one)
• चक्रायुधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रायुध
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• चक्रेण: with the discus
• चक्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• पिबतः: of (him) drinking
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिबत्
• Form: present active participle of √पा (पिब), masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अमृतम्: nectar, ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ओजसा: with force, with vigor
• ओजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• bhagavān (the Lord)
• cakra (discus weapon)
• amṛta (nectar of immortality)
• dānava (demon/asura, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that immortality or power obtained through adharma (deceitful or unrighteous means) is not secure; divine authority acts to restore and protect dharma and the rightful order.

What is happening in the narrative?

As a demon manages to drink the amṛta, the Lord—armed with the discus—swiftly cuts off his ornamented head with the cakra, preventing the full fruition of the demon’s unlawful claim to immortality.