Shloka 39

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

शचीविभूषणार्थाय देवैर् अमृतमन्थने उत्पादितो ऽयं न क्षेमी गृहीत्वैनं गमिष्यसि

Transliteration

śacīvibhūṣaṇārthāya devair amṛtamanthane utpādito 'yaṃ na kṣemī gṛhītvainaṃ gamiṣyasi

Translation

This was brought forth by the gods in the churning of amṛta, to be an adornment for Śacī. It bodes no safety for you; if you seize it and depart, you will not go in security.

Word by Word

• शची-विभूषण-अर्थाय: for Śacī’s adornment
• शची-विभूषण-अर्थाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शच्याः विभूषणस्य अर्थः)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अमृत-मन्थने: in the churning for nectar
• अमृत-मन्थने: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अमृतस्य मन्थनम्)

• उत्पादितः: produced
• उत्पादितः: Kriya (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• अयम्: this (one/this tree)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• क्षेमी: safe/secure (for you)
• क्षेमी: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षेमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• एनम्: this (him/it)
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गमिष्यसि: you will go
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sage Parāśara) recounting a warning spoken within the Samudra-manthana narrative (to a would-be taker, typically in the Deva–Asura dispute over emerging treasures)

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (Svargaloka)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s taking of Pārijāta becomes the occasion to humble Indra and display that even amṛta-born treasures belong ultimately to Bhagavān.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Right order of divine dependence: devas as functionaries under the Lord, not autonomous owners

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Actions rooted in possessiveness and rivalry—even over ‘divine’ goods—generate inauspicious results.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat status and resources as entrusted, not owned; avoid entitlement that provokes conflict.

Vishishtadvaita: All auspicious powers and objects are śeṣa (dependent) upon Bhagavān, the śeṣin (supreme possessor).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Devas
• Amṛta
• Samudra Manthana (Churning of the Ocean)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śacī being named in this Samudra-manthana verse of the Vishnu Purana?

Śacī (Indrāṇī) represents the rightful, dharmic recipient of certain celestial treasures; the verse frames divine ornaments as governed by cosmic propriety rather than raw power.

How does Sage Parāśara communicate the idea of kṣema (safety/well-being) in this context?

By warning that an object produced in the sacred churning is “not kṣemī” for an unfit claimant, the narrative ties well-being to dharma: possession without right disrupts order and leads to insecurity.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in the churning-of-the-ocean context even when not named in this verse?

The Samudra-manthana episode ultimately rests on Vishnu’s sovereign oversight of cosmic balance—treasures and immortality are not merely obtained but are distributed in accordance with divine order sustained by Vishnu.