Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 30
The Vena Episode and the Sukalā Narrative: The Speaking Sow, Pulastya’s Curse, and Indra’s Appeal
विद्याश्चतुर्दशैवैता एकीभावेन भावदाः । प्राणिनां सिद्धिमायांति मनसा निश्चलेन च
vidyāścaturdaśaivaitā ekībhāvena bhāvadāḥ | prāṇināṃ siddhimāyāṃti manasā niścalena ca
هذه الفروع الأربع عشرة للمعرفة، إذا اجتمعت في رؤية واحدة موحَّدة، صارت واهبةً للتحقّق الحقّ؛ وبعقلٍ ثابتٍ لا يتزعزع ينال الكائنون تمامَ السَّداد الروحي.
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Concept: The many disciplines of knowledge bear fruit when unified by a single vision and stabilized by an unwavering mind; integration, not fragmentation, yields siddhi.
Application: Study broadly but synthesize: keep one spiritual aim; practice daily concentration (japa, reading, reflection) to prevent knowledge from becoming scattered trivia.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्याः + च = विद्याश्च; चतुर्दश + एव + एताः = चतुर्दशैवैता; सिद्धिम् + आयान्ति = सिद्धिमायान्ति.
FAQs
Commonly, they are understood as the four Vedas, six Vedāṅgas, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Purāṇa, and Dharmaśāstra—fourteen traditional disciplines that support right understanding.
It indicates synthesizing diverse teachings into a coherent spiritual vision—where learning is not fragmented, but oriented toward inner transformation and realization.
Study should culminate in steadiness and clarity of mind; when learning is integrated and the mind is unwavering, it becomes a means to genuine accomplishment rather than mere information.