Shloka 7
The Churning of the Ocean
Milk Ocean Episode: Kālakūṭa, Hari-nāma, and Alakṣmī/Jyeṣṭhā
महामंत्रप्रभावेण विषं जीर्णं गतं महत् । अच्युतानंतगोविंद इति नामत्रयं हरेः
mahāmaṃtraprabhāveṇa viṣaṃ jīrṇaṃ gataṃ mahat | acyutānaṃtagoviṃda iti nāmatrayaṃ hareḥ
ಮಹಾಮಂತ್ರದ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಆ ಭಯಂಕರ ವಿಷ ಜೀರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಾಶವಾಯಿತು. ‘ಅಚ್ಯುತ, ಅನಂತ, ಗೋವಿಂದ’—ಇವು ಹರಿಯ ಮೂರು ನಾಮಗಳು.
Unspecified (narrative voice within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महामंत्रप्रभावेण = महा + मन्त्र + प्रभावेण (समास); अच्युतानंतगोविंद = अच्युत + अनन्त + गोविन्द (पदानि पृथक्); नामत्रयं = नाम + त्रयम् (द्विगु-समास)
FAQs
It is the triad “Acyuta, Ananta, Govinda,” presented as three sacred names of Hari (Viṣṇu).
It states that through the power of the great mantra, even a terrible poison becomes digested and disappears—highlighting mantra/nāma as spiritually and symbolically transformative.
It underscores reliance on nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/reciting divine names) as a protective, purifying practice—encouraging steady devotion and trust in Hari.