Verse 12 of 44
Chaupai 10 of Lakshmi Chalisa
Ksheer Sindhu Jab Vishnu Mathayo क्षीरसिन्धु जब विष्णु मथायो।
Chaudah Ratna Sindhu Mein Payo चौदह रत्न सिन्धु में पायो॥
Meaning
When Vishnu had the ocean of milk churned, fourteen treasures were found in it.
Why this verse matters
The fourteen ratnas (treasures) from the churning include Lakshmi, the moon, amrit, the Kaustubha gem, the wish-granting cow and tree, and others.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kṣīrasindhu jaba viṣṇu mathāyo|caudaha ratna sindhu meṃ pāyo||
- Telugu
- క్షీరసింధు జబ్ విష్ణు మథాయో।చౌదహ్ రత్న సింధు మేం పాయో॥
- Tamil
- க்ஷீரஸிந்து⁴ ஜப்³ விஷ்ணு மதா²யோ।சௌத³ஹ் ரத்ந ஸிந்து⁴ மேம் பாயோ॥
- Kannada
- ಕ್ಷೀರಸಿಂಧು ಜಬ್ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಮಥಾಯೋ।ಚೌದಹ್ ರತ್ನ ಸಿಂಧು ಮೇಂ ಪಾಯೋ॥
- Malayalam
- ക്ഷീരസിന്ധു ജബ് വിഷ്ണു മഥായോ।ചൌദഹ് രത്ന സിന്ധു മേം പായോ॥
- Gujarati
- ક્ષીરસિન્ધુ જબ્ વિષ્ણુ મથાયો।ચૌદહ્ રત્ન સિન્ધુ મેં પાયો॥
- Bengali
- ক্ষীরসিন্ধু জব্ বিষ্ণু মথাযো।চৌদহ্ রত্ন সিন্ধু মেং পাযো॥