Shloka 5

The Churning of the Ocean

Milk Ocean Episode: Kālakūṭa, Hari-nāma, and Alakṣmī/Jyeṣṭhā

Devanagari script

भोभोऽमरगणा यूयं विषं कुरुतमादरम् । वारयिष्याम्यहं तूर्णं कालकूटं महाविषम्

Transliteration

bhobho'maragaṇā yūyaṃ viṣaṃ kurutamādaram | vārayiṣyāmyahaṃ tūrṇaṃ kālakūṭaṃ mahāviṣam

Translation

“اے دیوتاؤں کے گروہ! اس زہر کی طرف پوری توجہ کرو۔ میں فوراً اس کالکُوٹ، اس ہولناک مہازہر کو قابو میں کر لوں گا۔”

Word by Word

• भोभो: hey! hey!
• भोभो: Sambodhana (Address marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोभो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle: 'hey! hey!')

• अमरगणाः: O groups of gods
• अमरगणाः: Sambodhana (Addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + गण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमराणां गणाः)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरुत: do/make
• कुरुत: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• आदरम्: care, attention
• आदरम्: Karma (Internal object / manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial object: 'with attention')

• वारयिष्यामि: I will restrain/stop
• वारयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (धातु; णिच् causative of वृ/वृञ् 'to restrain')
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• कालकूटम्: Kālakūṭa (poison)
• कालकूटम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाविषम्: great poison
• महाविषम्: Karma (Apposition/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + विष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् विषम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva), addressing the devas (amaragaṇas)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भोभोऽमरगणाः = भोभो + अमरगणाः; कुरुतमादरम् = कुरुत + आदरम्; वारयिष्याम्यहम् = वारयिष्यामि + अहम्

Characters & Entities

• Amaragaṇa (Devas)
• Kālakūṭa (poison)

FAQs

What event is this verse associated with in Purāṇic tradition?

It aligns with the Samudra-manthana (churning of the ocean) narrative, where the deadly Kālakūṭa/Hālāhala poison emerges and must be contained to save the worlds.

Who is speaking, and what is the immediate intention of the speaker?

Śiva is speaking to the devas, declaring that he will swiftly restrain the Kālakūṭa poison and urging the gods to act with careful attention and urgency.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse convey?

It highlights responsible leadership in crisis: when a destructive force arises, the wise and powerful intervene decisively for the welfare of all, while others are urged to respond with vigilance and discipline.