Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 19
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
सुमनोवाच । सत्य शौच क्षमा शांति तीर्थपुण्यादिकैस्तथा । धर्मश्च पालितो येन तस्य मृत्युं वदाम्यहम्
sumanovāca | satya śauca kṣamā śāṃti tīrthapuṇyādikaistathā | dharmaśca pālito yena tasya mṛtyuṃ vadāmyaham
সুমনা ক’লে: সত্য, শৌচ, ক্ষমা, শান্তি আৰু তীৰ্থ-পুণ্য আদি গুণেৰে যিয়ে ধৰ্ম পালন কৰিছে, মই সেইজনৰ মৃত্যুৰ বৰ্ণনা কৰিম।
Sumana
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुमनोवाच = सुमनः + उवाच; धर्मश्च = धर्मः + च; वदाम्यहम् = वदामि + अहम्
FAQs
The verse presents truthfulness (satya), purity (śauca), forgiveness (kṣamā), and peace (śānti), along with meritorious acts like pilgrimage-related merit (tīrtha-puṇya), as pillars through which dharma is upheld.
No. Pilgrimage merit is mentioned “and the like” alongside core moral virtues, implying that external religious merits complement—but do not substitute for—truth, purity, forgiveness, and inner peace.
That a person’s end (mṛtyu) is meaningfully connected to a life of sustained dharma—rooted in inner virtues and supported by meritorious sacred practices.