Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 7
The Royal Consecration
Cosmic Appointments and Directional Guardians
राज्ये संस्थापयामास जनता हितहेतवे । सर्वेषामेव पुण्यानां दक्षमेव प्रजापतिम्
rājye saṃsthāpayāmāsa janatā hitahetave | sarveṣāmeva puṇyānāṃ dakṣameva prajāpatim
জনতার কল্যাণের জন্য তাঁরা রাজ্যে দক্ষ প্রজাপতিকে প্রতিষ্ঠা করলেন—সমস্ত পুণ্যবানদের মধ্যে যিনি সত্যই সর্বাধিক সক্ষম।
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided extract)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वेषामेव = सर्वेषाम् + एव; दक्षमेव = दक्षम् + एव.
FAQs
It presents an ideal of governance: leadership should be established for the people’s welfare, choosing a competent and virtuous ruler—here, Dakṣa Prajāpati.
Dakṣa is a Prajāpati, a progenitor-figure associated with ordering society and creation through progeny and ritual propriety; he often symbolizes administrative and ritual competence.
Legitimate authority is framed as welfare-oriented and merit-based: the ruler is installed not for personal gain but for public good, emphasizing capability (dakṣatā) and virtue (puṇya).