Shloka 31
Lakṣmī’s Emergence, Dhanvantari, and the Advent of Mohinī-mūrti
अथोदधेर्मथ्यमानात् काश्यपैरमृतार्थिभि: । उदतिष्ठन्महाराज पुरुष: परमाद्भुत: ॥ ३१ ॥
athodadher mathyamānāt kāśyapair amṛtārthibhiḥ udatiṣṭhan mahārāja puruṣaḥ paramādbhutaḥ
Oh gran rey, después, mientras los hijos de Kaśyapa—dioses y daityas—batían el Océano de Leche en busca de amṛta, apareció un varón sumamente maravilloso.
FAQs
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.
Śukadeva is narrating the Samudra-manthana episode to King Parīkṣit; the address “Mahārāja” maintains the direct teacher–disciple narrative frame of the Bhāgavatam.
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.