Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 70
Marks of the Debt-Bound/Enemy Son, Filial Dharma, Detachment, and the Durvāsā–Dharma Episode
सर्वनाशकरस्तस्मात्क्रोधं तत्र विवर्जयेत् । स्वस्थो भव द्विजश्रेष्ठ उत्कृष्टं तपसः फलम्
sarvanāśakarastasmātkrodhaṃ tatra vivarjayet | svastho bhava dvijaśreṣṭha utkṛṣṭaṃ tapasaḥ phalam
لذلك، ما دامتِ الغضبةُ تُفضي إلى الهلاك التام، فليُجتنب الغضبُ في مثل هذا الموضع. كنْ ثابتَ النفس، يا خيرَ ذوي الميلادين؛ فالسكينةُ هي أسمى ثمرةٍ للتَّبَس (الزهد).
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Concept: Krodha (anger) is sarva-nāśaka (ruinous); śama (composure) is the highest fruit of tapas.
Application: When provoked, pause speech, regulate breath, and choose a response aligned with dharma; treat restraint as the real ‘austerity’ in daily interactions.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वनाशकरस्तस्मात् = सर्वनाशकरः तस्मात् (विसर्ग-सन्धि); अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि विशेषः न।
FAQs
It teaches that anger (krodha) is destructive and should be deliberately avoided; the mark of true discipline is calm, steady self-possession.
It presents inner composure and well-being (svastha/steadiness) as the best outcome of tapas, rather than merely external powers or achievements.
‘Dvijaśreṣṭha’ literally means “best of the twice-born,” commonly an honorific for an exemplary brāhmaṇa or spiritually disciplined person being instructed.