Shloka 56
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
पीतावशेषं नागास्तु क्षीराब्धेस्तु समुत्थितम् । ततो धन्वंतरिर्जातः श्वेतांबरधरः स्वयम्
pītāvaśeṣaṃ nāgāstu kṣīrābdhestu samutthitam | tato dhanvaṃtarirjātaḥ śvetāṃbaradharaḥ svayam
പിന്നീട് ക്ഷീരസമുദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പാനയോഗ്യമായി ശേഷിച്ചതിനെ നാഗങ്ങൾ ഏറ്റെടുത്തു. തുടർന്ന് ശ്വേതാംബരധാരിയായ ധന്വന്തരി സ്വയം ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue pair not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पीतावशेषं = पीत + अवशेषम्; नागास्तु = नागाः + तु (विसर्ग-सन्धिः: ः + त → स् + त); क्षीराब्धेस्तु = क्षीराब्धेः + तु (विसर्ग-सन्धिः: ः + त → स् + त); धन्वंतरिर्जातः = धन्वंतरिः + जातः (विसर्ग-सन्धिः: ः + ज → र् + ज).
FAQs
Dhanvantari is the divine physician associated with healing and Ayurveda, described here as emerging during the churning of the Ocean of Milk.
It refers to the Samudra-manthana (churning of the Ocean of Milk), from which various beings and treasures emerge, including Dhanvantari.
The verse highlights that beneficial gifts (like healing knowledge and medicine symbolized by Dhanvantari) can arise from great collective effort and cosmic struggle, encouraging perseverance and cooperation.