Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अथोदधेर्मथ्यमानात् काश्यपैरमृतार्थिभि: । उदतिष्ठन्महाराज पुरुष: परमाद्भ‍ुत: ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

athodadher mathyamānāt kāśyapair amṛtārthibhiḥ udatiṣṭhan mahārāja puruṣaḥ paramādbhutaḥ

Translation

O King, thereafter, as the sons of Kaśyapa—demigods and Daityas alike—churned the Ocean of Milk for the sake of amṛta, a most wondrous male person arose.

Synonyms

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय

• उदधेः: of the ocean
• उदधेः: Apadana (अपादान/Source; with ablative below)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मथ्यमानात्: from (it) being churned
• मथ्यमानात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथ् (धातु) → मथ्यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘being churned’

• काश्यपैः: by the Kāśyapas (gods)
• काश्यपैः: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण; agent group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अमृतार्थिभिः: desiring nectar
• अमृतार्थिभिः: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (desirous of nectar)

• उदतिष्ठत्: arose
• उदतिष्ठत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक; महा + राजन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• पुरुषः: a person/being
• पुरुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमाद्भुतः: most marvelous
• परमाद्भुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (supremely wonderful)

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Mahārāja Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan)?

This verse states that when the ocean was churned by Kaśyapa’s descendants seeking amṛta, a supremely wondrous divine Person manifested from the ocean—showing that extraordinary revelations arise during the great cosmic event of Samudra-manthana.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja as “Mahārāja” here?

Śukadeva is narrating the Samudra-manthana episode to King Parīkṣit; the address “Mahārāja” maintains the direct teacher–disciple narrative frame of the Bhāgavatam.

Practical application of the lesson from this verse in modern life?

Like churning that brings forth hidden treasures, sustained effort and sādhana in devotion can reveal unexpected spiritual insight and grace, even amid struggle and upheaval.