Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 6
Lakṣmī’s Emergence, Dhanvantari, and the Advent of Mohinī-mūrti
कौस्तुभाख्यमभूद् रत्नं पद्मरागो महोदधे: । तस्मिन् मणौ स्पृहां चक्रे वक्षोऽलङ्करणे हरि: । ततोऽभवत् पारिजात: सुरलोकविभूषणम् । पूरयत्यर्थिनो योऽर्थै: शश्वद् भुवि यथा भवान् ॥ ६ ॥
kaustubhākhyam abhūd ratnaṁ padmarāgo mahodadheḥ tasmin maṇau spṛhāṁ cakre vakṣo-’laṅkaraṇe hariḥ
ຕໍ່ມາ ຈາກມະຫາສະໝຸດ ໄດ້ປາກົດອັນມະນີອັນລືອຊື່ ຄອສຕຸພະມະນີ ແລະ ປັດມະຣາກະມະນີ. ເພື່ອປະດັບພຣະອຸລາ ພຣະຫຣິ (ພຣະວິສນຸ) ຊົງປາຖະໜາຈະໄດ້ຄອບຄອງ. ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ຕົ້ນປາຣິຊາຕະ ອັນເປັນເຄື່ອງປະດັບແຫ່ງສຸຣະໂລກ ກໍ່ປາກົດ. ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ ເຊັ່ນທີ່ພຣະອົງບັນດານຄວາມປາຖະໜາຂອງຜູ້ຂໍໃນໂລກນີ້ ຕົ້ນປາຣິຊາຕະກໍ່ບັນດານຄວາມປາຖະໜາຂອງທຸກຄົນຢູ່ເສມອ.
FAQs
In the churning of the Milk Ocean, the Kaustubha gem emerges as a divine treasure, and Lord Hari chooses it as an ornament for His chest, marking it as supremely auspicious and closely associated with Vishnu.
Śukadeva describes that Hari wished the Kaustubha as His chest-ornament, highlighting Vishnu’s role as the rightful shelter and enjoyer of the purest products of sacrifice and cosmic endeavor (like Samudra Manthan).
The pārijāta is described as fulfilling the desires of seekers; the verse uses it to praise a responsible leader who consistently helps petitioners—encouraging us to cultivate generosity, reliability, and service-mindedness.