Shloka 31

समुद्रवर्णनम् (Description of the Ocean) — Kadrū and Vinatā approach the sea

Devanagari script

ततो<मृतं सुनिहितमेव चक्रिरे सुरा: परां मुदमभिगम्य पुष्कलाम्‌ | ददौ च तं निधिममृतस्य रक्षितुं किरीटिने बलभिदथामरै: सह,देवताओंको इस विजयसे बड़ी भारी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त हुई। उन्होंने उस अमृतको बड़ी सुव्यवस्थासे रखा। अमरोंसहित इन्द्रने अमृतकी वह निधि किरीटधारी भगवान्‌ नरको रक्षाके लिये सौंप दी

Transliteration

tato 'mṛtaṃ sunihitam eva cakrire surāḥ parāṃ mudam abhigamya puṣkalām | dadau ca taṃ nidhim amṛtasya rakṣituṃ kirīṭine balabhid athāmaraiḥ saha ||

Translation

Thereupon the gods, having attained abundant and supreme joy from that success, carefully secured the nectar of immortality. Then Indra, the slayer of Bala, together with the immortals, entrusted that treasure of amṛta for safekeeping to the diadem-wearing divine Nara—signaling that even the gods place their highest trust in disciplined guardianship and rightful custody of power-conferring resources.

Word by Word

• {'tataḥ': 'then, thereafter', 'amṛtam': 'nectar of immortality

• ambrosia', 'sunihitam': 'well-placed, securely deposited, carefully stored', 'eva': 'indeed, precisely', 'cakrire': 'they did/made/arranged (perfect/preterite of √kṛ)', 'surāḥ': 'the gods', 'parām': 'supreme, highest', 'mudam': 'joy, delight', 'abhigamya': 'having attained/approached (gerund of abhi-√gam)', 'puṣkalām': 'abundant, great, plentiful', 'dadau': 'gave, entrusted (of √dā)', 'ca': 'and', 'tam': 'that', 'nidhim': 'treasure, store, deposit', 'amṛtasya': 'of the nectar of immortality', 'rakṣitum': 'to protect, to guard (infinitive of √rakṣ)', 'kirīṭine': 'to the diadem-wearing one

• to the crowned one', 'balabhit': 'Bala-slayer (epithet of Indra)', 'atha': 'then, thereupon', 'amaraiḥ': 'with the immortals (gods)', 'saha': 'together with'}

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शौनक (Śaunaka)
• सुरा: (the gods)
• इन्द्र (Indra, Balabhid)
• अमृत (amṛta)
• नर (Nara, kirīṭin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Powerful boons (like amṛta) must be secured and entrusted to a worthy guardian; rightful custody and disciplined protection uphold cosmic order and prevent misuse.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a successful outcome, the gods rejoice, store the amṛta safely, and Indra—along with the other immortals—hands over the treasure of amṛta to the crowned divine Nara for protection.