Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 15
Dialogue with the Parrot-Sage: Lineage, Ignorance, and the Vow of Learning
आचारेण सुसंपन्नो विद्यादिसुगुणैः पुनः । नामशर्मा महाप्राज्ञस्तद्वच्चासीद्गुणाधिकः
ācāreṇa susaṃpanno vidyādisuguṇaiḥ punaḥ | nāmaśarmā mahāprājñastadvaccāsīdguṇādhikaḥ
وكان ناماشَرما مكتملَ السلوك الحسن، ومتحلّيًا بفضائل رفيعة كالعلم؛ وكان بالغ الحكمة. وأما الآخر، فكان مثله بل أزيدَ منه غنىً بالفضائل.
Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the input excerpt)
Concept: True excellence is measured by ācāra (conduct) supported by vidyā and other guṇas; wisdom is inseparable from character.
Application: Treat learning as incomplete without daily discipline—truthfulness, restraint, respectful speech, and service to elders/teachers.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","rustling leaves","distant conch shell","low drone (tanpura)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्यादिसुगुणैः = विद्या + आदि + सुगुणैः; महाप्राज्ञस्तद्वच्चासीद्गुणाधिकः = महाप्राज्ञः + तद्वत् + च + आसीत् + गुणाधिकः (ः + त → स्त; च + आसीत् → चासीद्; त् + ग → द्ग)
FAQs
The verse praises sadācāra (good conduct) and vidyā (learning), presenting them as core virtues that make a person truly accomplished.
Śarmā is a named figure described as mahāprājña (exceedingly wise). The excerpt does not provide further identification without surrounding verses.
Wisdom is portrayed as inseparable from character: learning should be accompanied by good conduct, and virtue is the true measure of excellence.