Shloka 16

The Churning of the Ocean

Milk Ocean Episode: Kālakūṭa, Hari-nāma, and Alakṣmī/Jyeṣṭhā

Devanagari script

तेषां गेहे सदा तिष्ठ दुःखदा कलिना सह । छत्राकं श्रीफलं शिष्टं ये खादंति नराधमाः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ gehe sadā tiṣṭha duḥkhadā kalinā saha | chatrākaṃ śrīphalaṃ śiṣṭaṃ ye khādaṃti narādhamāḥ

Translation

കലിയോടുകൂടെ, ഛത്രാക കൂണും ശിഷ്ടർക്കായി ശേഷിപ്പിച്ച ശ്രീഫലം (തേങ്ങ)യും തിന്നുന്ന അധമന്മാരുടെ വീടുകളിൽ നീ എപ്പോഴും വസിക്ക.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तिष्ठ: stay
• तिष्ठ: क्रिया (Verb); आज्ञार्थ
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुःखदा: (O) giver of sorrow
• दुःखदा: सम्बोधन-विशेष्य (Vocative sense implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा + ट)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (addressing feminine)

• कलिना: with Kali
• कलिना: सहकारक (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सह-योगे करण (instrument with saha)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

• छत्राकम्: mushroom
• छत्राकम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्राक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• श्रीफलम्: śrī-fruit (a fruit so called)
• श्रीफलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• शिष्टम्: leftover/remaining
• शिष्टम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शास् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the eaten items)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• खादन्ति: eat
• खादन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नर-अधमाः: worst of men
• नर-अधमाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद (apposition to ye)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-required within Brahma-khaṇḍa 4.9)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: खादंति (पाठभेद) = खादन्ति; नराधमाः = नर-अधमाः.

Characters & Entities

• Kali

FAQs

Who is ‘Kali’ in this verse, and what is implied by ‘dwell with Kali’?

Kali refers to the personified force of Kali-yuga associated with decline in dharma. Saying “dwell with Kali” implies that such households become a fitting abode for misfortune and moral disorder.

Why does the verse mention specific foods like chatrāka and śrīphala?

The verse uses food as a marker of social-religious propriety, implying that certain items were considered reserved for ‘śiṣṭa’ (the cultured/orthodox). The warning is framed as a critique of transgressive or disrespectful consumption.

What ethical lesson does this verse convey?

It teaches that disrespecting established norms of dharma and decorum invites the influence of Kali—symbolizing sorrow, disorder, and spiritual decline—into one’s home and life.