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Shloka 153

मन्दर-समुद्रमन्थन-वर्णनम् / Description of the Churning of the Ocean with Mount Mandara

अण्डाभ्यां विनतायास्तु मिथुन न व्यदृश्यत । दासियोंने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर दोनोंके अण्डोंको गरम बर्तनोंमें रख दिया। वे अण्डे पाँच सौ वर्षोतक उन्हीं बर्तनोंमें पड़े रहे। तत्पश्चात्‌ पाँच सौ वर्ष पूरे होनेपर कद्भूके एक हजार पुत्र अण्डोंको फोड़कर बाहर निकल आये; परंतु विनताके अण्डोंसे उसके दो बच्चे निकलते नहीं दिखायी दिये

śaunaka uvāca | aṇḍābhyāṁ vinatāyās tu mithunaṁ na vyadṛśyata |

Śaunaka disse: “Mas, dos dois ovos de Vinatā, não se viu surgir nenhum par de filhos. Em contraste, as servas, muito contentes, mantiveram os ovos aquecidos em vasos aquecidos, e ali ficaram por quinhentos anos. Quando se completaram quinhentos anos, os mil filhos de Kadrū romperam seus ovos e saíram; porém, dos ovos de Vinatā, seus dois filhos ainda não apareciam. A passagem ressalta que os desfechos se desdobram conforme o tempo e o destino, e que a impaciência ou a fortuna desigual pode tornar-se a semente de uma rivalidade futura.”

अण्डाभ्याम्by/with (the) two eggs
अण्डाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअण्ड
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Dual
विनतायाःof Vinatā
विनतायाः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविनता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मिथुनम्a pair (the two offspring)
मिथुनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमिथुन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
व्यदृश्यतwas seen/appeared
व्यदृश्यत:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

शौनक उवाच

शौनक (Śaunaka)
विनता (Vinatā)
कद्रू (Kadrū)
दासी (maidservants)
अण्ड (eggs)
गरम बर्तन (heated vessels/containers)
एक हजार पुत्र (one thousand sons—Nāgas, sons of Kadrū)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the role of kāla (time) and daiva (destiny) in fruition: even with similar beginnings, results may not ripen equally. It cautions against impatience and comparison, which can fuel resentment and future conflict.

Śaunaka reports that while Kadru’s thousand sons hatch after five hundred years, Vinatā’s two eggs still do not yield visible offspring. The contrast sets up the tension between Kadru and Vinatā and foreshadows later events involving the Nāgas and Vinatā’s son (Garuḍa).