Shloka 87

Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation

Chapter 4

Devanagari script

ततस्तु देवराजेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम् । एवं लक्ष्मीर्महाभागा उत्पन्ना क्षीरसागरात्

Transliteration

tatastu devarājena pālitaṃ bhuvanatrayam | evaṃ lakṣmīrmahābhāgā utpannā kṣīrasāgarāt

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ദേവരാജൻ ത്രിഭുവനത്തെ പാലിച്ചു. ഇങ്ങനെ മഹാഭാഗ്യവതി ലക്ഷ്മി ക്ഷീരസാഗരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्' (thereafter)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थे (but/indeed)

• देवराजेन: by the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समास: देव + राज (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) = 'देवानां राजा'

• पालितम्: protected/ruled
• पालितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूते कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'पालित' = protected/ruled

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवनत्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: त्रयाणि भुवनानि (three worlds)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thus/in this manner

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महा + भागा = 'greatly fortunate'

• उत्पन्ना: arose/was born
• उत्पन्ना: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूते क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'arisen/produced'

• क्षीरसागरात्: from the ocean of milk
• क्षीरसागरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीरसागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: क्षीरस्य सागरः (ocean of milk)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the account; specific dialogue-pair not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatastu = tataḥ + tu; lakṣmīrmahābhāgā = lakṣmīḥ + mahābhāgā (visarga sandhi: ḥ + m → r).

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāja)
• Lakṣmī
• Kṣīrasāgara (Ocean of Milk)
• Bhuvanatraya (three worlds)

FAQs

What key event is referenced by Lakṣmī arising from the Ocean of Milk?

It alludes to the Samudra-manthana (churning of the cosmic ocean), where Lakṣmī manifests from the Kṣīrasāgara as an embodiment of auspiciousness, prosperity, and divine fortune.

Why is Indra called Devarāja, and what does it imply here?

Devarāja means “king of the gods,” a title commonly associated with Indra. In this verse it signals restored cosmic governance—order in the three worlds—following the unfolding of divine events.

What ethical or spiritual lesson can be drawn from this verse?

The verse links rightful governance (protection of the worlds) with the manifestation of auspiciousness (Lakṣmī), suggesting that dharmic order and divine prosperity are mutually reinforcing.