Shloka 1
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
भीष्म उवाच । क्षीराब्धौ तु तथा लक्ष्मीः किलोत्पन्ना मया श्रुता । ख्यात्यां भृगोः समुत्पन्ना एतदाह कथं भवान्
bhīṣma uvāca | kṣīrābdhau tu tathā lakṣmīḥ kilotpannā mayā śrutā | khyātyāṃ bhṛgoḥ samutpannā etadāha kathaṃ bhavān
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ମୁଁ ଶୁଣିଛି ଯେ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ କ୍ଷୀରସମୁଦ୍ରରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଭୃଗୁଙ୍କ ପତ୍ନୀ ଖ୍ୟାତିଠାରୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମ ହୋଇଥିଲା ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହାଯାଏ। ଏହାକୁ ଆପଣ କିପରି ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରନ୍ତି?
Bhīṣma
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: किलोत्पन्ना = किल + उत्पन्ना; एतदाह = एतत् + आह. पाठे ‘भीष्म उवाच’ इत्यत्र सामान्यतः ‘भीष्मः’ प्रथमा।
FAQs
Purāṇic literature often preserves multiple traditional accounts. One presents Lakṣmī’s cosmic manifestation from the Ocean of Milk, while another places her within a genealogical (lineage) framework as born through Khyāti in Bhṛgu’s family.
It highlights creation-era mythic history and reconciles cosmological emergence with familial genealogy—typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s encyclopedic style.
It models careful inquiry: when sacred traditions appear to differ, one should seek a coherent understanding through respectful questioning of an authoritative teacher.