Shloka 93

Devanagari script

कृतावर्तात् ततस् तस्मात् क्षीरोदाद् वासयञ् जगत् गन्धेन पारिजातो ऽभूद् देवस्त्रीनन्दनस् तरुः

Transliteration

kṛtāvartāt tatas tasmāt kṣīrodād vāsayañ jagat gandhena pārijāto 'bhūd devastrīnandanas taruḥ

Translation

Then, from that whirling surge of the churned Ocean of Milk, arose the Pārijāta tree, delight of the wives of the gods, perfuming the whole world with its fragrance.

Word by Word

• कृतावर्तात्: from the formed whirlpool
• कृतावर्तात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + आवर्त (प्रातिपदिके; कृ धातु क्त)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (कृतः आवर्तः); पुल्लिङ्गः; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचनम् — Ablative singular

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे; पञ्चमी, एकवचनम् — Ablative singular

• क्षीरोदात्: from the milk-ocean
• क्षीरोदात्: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + उद (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (क्षीरस्य उदः/उदधिः); पुल्लिङ्गः; पञ्चमी, एकवचनम् — Ablative singular

• वासयन्: perfuming / causing to smell
• वासयन्: विशेषण (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वासय् (णिजन्त; वस्/वास् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्तम्; पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम् — Present active participle, nominative singular masculine (agreeing with पारिजातः)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम् — Accusative singular

• गन्धेन: with fragrance
• गन्धेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम् — Instrumental singular

• पारिजातः: the Pārijāta tree
• पारिजातः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम् — Nominative singular

• अभूत्: came into being
• अभूत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम् — 3rd person singular imperfect

• देवस्त्रीनन्दनः: delight of the gods’ women
• देवस्त्रीनन्दनः: समानााधिकरण (पारिजातस्य विशेषण-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + स्त्री + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (देवानां स्त्रीणां नन्दनः); पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम् — Nominative singular

• तरुः: tree
• तरुः: समानााधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम् — Nominative singular (apposition)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Emergence of the Pārijāta and its cosmic effect (fragrance pervading the world)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: poetic, descriptive

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Subtle qualities (like gandha/fragrance) can pervade the world, suggesting that unseen influences shape experience as surely as visible forms do.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Attend to subtle influences—company, habits, and environments—that ‘perfume’ the mind; choose those that elevate sattva.

Vishishtadvaita: The pervasion of fragrance mirrors pervasion by the divine: the world is real yet suffused by higher qualities within the Lord’s order.

Vaishnava Theology

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Kshiroda (Ocean of Milk)
• Parijata (celestial tree)
• Devas
• Devastri (wives/consorts of the gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Pārijāta tree in the Vishnu Purana?

It is one of the divine treasures born from the churning of the Milk-Ocean, representing celestial abundance and the ordered bestowal of prosperity within Viṣṇu-governed cosmos.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the appearance of such divine objects?

He presents them as sequential manifestations emerging from the churned Kṣīra-sāgara—wonders that arise when cosmic forces are set in motion according to dharma and higher sovereignty.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu in this context?

Even when not named in the verse, the Samudra Manthana episode is framed as occurring under Viṣṇu’s supreme regulation, showing that cosmic boons and order unfold through the Supreme Reality’s will.