Shloka 35

Matsya Purana — Lineage of Yayāti through Yadu and the Deeds of Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Devanagari script

करोत्यालोडयन्नेव दोःसहस्रेण सागरम् मन्दरक्षोभचकिता ह्य् अमृतोत्पादशङ्किताः //

Transliteration

karotyāloḍayanneva doḥsahasreṇa sāgaram mandarakṣobhacakitā hy amṛtotpādaśaṅkitāḥ //

Translation

With his thousand arms he churned the ocean indeed; and those beings, alarmed by the shaking of Mount Mandara, suspected that nectar (amṛta) was about to arise.

Word by Word

• करोति: does/undertakes

• आलोḍयन्: churning, agitating

• एव: indeed

• दोःसहस्रेण: with a thousand arms

• सागरम्: the ocean

• मन्दर: (Mount) Mandara

• क्षोभ: agitation, shaking

• चकिताः: startled, alarmed

• हि: indeed/for

• अमृत: nectar of immortality

• उत्पाद: arising, production

• शङ्किताः: suspecting, anticipating

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the Samudra Manthana episode

Entities Mentioned

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Mandara (Mount Mandara)
• Amṛta

Tags

• Samudra Manthana
• Amrita
• Cosmology
• Devas and Asuras
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

It is a creation-oriented cosmological image: the ocean is churned to bring forth amṛta, showing how extraordinary forces and upheaval can precede the emergence of life-sustaining, divine substances.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it models disciplined effort amid disturbance: great results (like “amṛta”) arise from sustained, organized action—an ethical analogue for rulers and householders who must work steadily even when society is “shaken.”

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple rule appears; ritually, the verse supports the wider Purāṇic symbolism of “churning” as a sacral process—agitation leading to auspicious emergence—often echoed in yajña imagery and ceremonial narratives.