Question

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): 14 gems (Ratnas) were extracted from churning of ocean (Samudramanthana) Reason (R): Šiva had received Kaustubha Maņi

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. A is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. A is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Lord Shiva consumed Halahala poison during Samudramanthana and became Neelakantha.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1:
According to mythology, fourteen Ratnas emerged during Samudramanthana. Thus, Assertion (A) is correct.

Step 2:
Kaustubha Mani was received by Lord Vishnu, not Shiva. Hence, Reason (R) is incorrect.

Step 3:
Samudramanthana is described in several Puranic texts.

Step 4:
Therefore: \[ \boxed{\text{A is correct but (R) is not correct}} \] Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{(3)}} \]