Shloka 7

मन्दर-समुद्रमन्थन-वर्णनम् / Description of the Churning of the Ocean with Mount Mandara

Devanagari script

कश्यपो धर्मपत्नीभ्यां मुदा परमया युत: । वरातिसर्ग श्रुत्वैवं कश्यपादुत्तमं च ते

Transliteration

śaunaka uvāca

kaśyapo dharmapatnībhyāṃ mudā paramayā yutaḥ |

varātisargaṃ śrutvaivaṃ kaśyapād uttamaṃ ca te ||

Translation

Śaunaka said: “Kaśyapa, filled with supreme joy along with his righteous wives, heard in this manner of the granting of boons and the subsequent creation. And you have also heard what is excellent and preeminent from Kaśyapa.”

Word by Word

• कश्यपः: Kashyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मपत्नीभ्याम्: by/with (his) lawful wives
• धर्मपत्नीभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपत्नी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme, great
• परमया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युतः: endowed/associated (with)
• युतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरातिसर्गम्: the granting/boon-bestowal (act of giving boons)
• वरातिसर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरातिसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• कश्यपात्: from Kashyapa
• कश्यपात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best (thing/boon)
• उत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शौनक (Śaunaka)
• कश्यप (Kaśyapa)
• धर्मपत्नी (righteous wives of Kaśyapa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic household order and the ethical framing of creation: righteous companionship (dharma-patnī) and disciplined reception of boons lead to orderly continuation (atisarga) rather than chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka, in the dialogue setting, refers to Kaśyapa being delighted with his wives and hearing about the granting of boons and the ensuing creation/emanation, while also indicating that the listeners have heard what is ‘excellent’ from Kaśyapa.