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
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า: “ข้าพเจ้าได้ยินมาว่าพระลักษมีอุบัติจากเกษียรสมุทร (มหาสมุทรน้ำนม) แต่ก็กล่าวกันว่า พระนางเกิดจากคฺยาติ พระชายาของภฤคุ ท่านจะอธิบายอย่างไร?”
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.