Shloka 13
Amṛta-Pāna, Rāhu’s Detection, and the Sudarśana Intervention (अमृतपान-राहुप्रकाशन-सुदर्शनप्रयोगः)
सर्वौषधी: समावाप्य सर्वरत्नानि चैव ह । मन्थध्वमुदर्धि देवा वेत्स्यध्वममृतं तत:,“देवताओ! पहले समस्त ओषधियों, फिर सम्पूर्ण रत्नोंको पाकर भी समुद्रका मन््थन जारी रखो। इससे अन्तमें तुमलोगोंको निश्चय ही अमृतकी प्राप्ति होगी”
sarvauṣadhīḥ samāvāpya sarvaratnāni caiva ha | manthadhvam udadhiṃ devā vetsyadhvam amṛtaṃ tataḥ ||
Isinalaysay ni Śaunaka ang panawagang ibinigay sa mga diyos: “O mga deva! Kahit makamtan na ninyo ang lahat ng halamang-gamot, at pagkatapos ay ang lahat ng mga hiyas, ipagpatuloy ninyo ang pagkiskis sa dagat at huwag magpahinga. Sa pagtitiyaga hanggang wakas, tiyak na makakamtan ninyo ang amṛta.” Itinatampok nito ang katatagan at pagtitiis—ang tunay na gantimpala’y dumarating matapos ang tuluy-tuloy at disiplinadong pagsisikap, hindi sa paghinto sa mga pakinabang na pansamantala.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not stop at partial successes: even after gaining valuable results (herbs and gems), one should persist in the rightful undertaking until its true goal is reached (amṛta). The verse underscores disciplined perseverance and patience as a dharmic virtue.
In the account of the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthana), the gods are urged to keep churning even after earlier treasures emerge; continued effort will finally yield amṛta, the nectar of immortality.