Shloka 16

Lakṣmī’s Emergence, Dhanvantari, and the Advent of Mohinī-mūrti

Devanagari script

भूषणानि विचित्राणि विश्वकर्मा प्रजापति: । हारं सरस्वती पद्ममजो नागाश्च कुण्डले ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇāni vicitrāṇi viśvakarmā prajāpatiḥ hāraṁ sarasvatī padmam ajo nāgāś ca kuṇḍale

Translation

Viśvakarmā, one of the prajāpatis, supplied many wondrous ornaments. Sarasvatī, goddess of learning, offered a necklace; Ajā (Brahmā) offered a lotus; and the residents of Nāgaloka offered earrings.

Synonyms

• bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments
• bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), बहुवचन

• vicitrāṇi: variegated/wondrous
• vicitrāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhūṣaṇāni)

• viśvakarmā: Viśvakarmā
• viśvakarmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• prajāpatiḥ: the Prajāpati
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; apposition to viśvakarmā

• hāram: a necklace
• hāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• padmam: a lotus
• padmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन

• ajaḥ: Aja (Brahmā)
• ajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (Brahmā)

• nāgāḥ: the Nāgas
• nāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kuṇḍale: two earrings
• kuṇḍale: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), द्विवचन (dual)

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarmā
• Sarasvatī
• Brahmā (Aja)
• Nāgas

FAQs

What treasures appeared during Samudra Manthana in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8?

This verse lists several results of the churning: wondrous ornaments, Viśvakarmā, a necklace, Sarasvatī, the lotus, Brahmā (Aja), and Nāgas who produced earrings.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 8.8.16 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to King Parīkṣit while describing the successive manifestations from the churning of the Milk Ocean.

What is a practical takeaway from the appearance of divine ornaments in Samudra Manthana?

The verse highlights that great endeavors can yield many results, yet devotees learn to see such opulence as secondary—meant to be offered in service to the Supreme rather than enjoyed as ultimate goals.