उच्चैःश्रवसः वर्णविपणः तथा नागशापः
Uccaiḥśravas Color-Wager and the Nāga Curse
श्रीरनन्तरमुत्पन्ना घृतात् पाण्डुरवासिनी । सुरादेवी समुत्पन्ना तुरग: पाण्डुरस्तथा,तदनन्तर उस घृतस्वरूप जलसे श्वेतवस्त्रधारिणी लक्ष्मीदेवीका आविर्भाव हुआ। इसके बाद सुरादेवी और श्वेत अश्व प्रकट हुए
śrīr anantaram utpannā ghṛtāt pāṇḍuravāsinī | surādevī samutpannā turagaḥ pāṇḍuras tathā ||
Después, del ghṛta surgió Śrī (Lakṣmī), moradora de una blancura resplandeciente. Luego se manifestó Surādevī, y asimismo un caballo blanco.
शौनक उवाच
The verse underscores that auspicious forces—prosperity (Śrī), energizing potency (Surādevī), and strength/support (the horse)—manifest in a proper sequence from a sanctified source (ghṛta), implying that ordered, dharmic effort yields beneficial outcomes.
Śaunaka narrates successive manifestations: first Śrī (Lakṣmī), described as dwelling in whiteness, then Surādevī, and then a white horse, as part of a larger account of wondrous emergences.