Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 60
Vision of Nandana Grove: The Glory of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree and the Birth of Aśokasundarī
सुसमौ करपद्मौ तु पद्मवर्णौ सुशीतलौ । दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नौ पद्मस्वस्तिकसंयुतौ
susamau karapadmau tu padmavarṇau suśītalau | divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannau padmasvastikasaṃyutau
Seine lotosgleichen Hände und Füße waren vollkommen wohlproportioniert—lotusfarben und wohltuend kühl—mit göttlichen Merkmalen versehen und mit den glückverheißenden Zeichen von Lotus und Svastika geschmückt.
Unspecified (descriptive narration within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Lotus imagery and auspicious signs (padma, svastika) point to divine embodiment—coolness and proportion symbolize sattva and the Lord’s grace manifest in the devotee/ideal figure.
Application: Keep hands ‘lotus-like’: cool, steady, and beneficent—use action (karma) as worship, leaving auspicious traces in the world.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotional close-up of lotus-like hands and feet, cool-toned and perfectly proportioned, bearing a clear lotus emblem and a svastika mark. The composition feels like darśana: the viewer is invited to contemplate auspicious signs as gateways to inner purity and divine presence.","primary_figures":["Idealized divine/noble figure (hands and feet focus)","Optional: Vishnu as archetype in faint background aura"],"setting":"Temple sanctum threshold with a lotus pedestal, scattered jasmine, and a small oil lamp; the floor gleams like polished stone near a shrine.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["sapphire blue","antique gold","lotus pink","pearl white","smoky charcoal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotional close-up of lotus-like hands and feet on a lotus pedestal, svastika and lotus marks rendered crisply, heavy gold leaf on pedestal and borders, gem-like ornament accents, deep red/green textile backdrop, embossed gold radiance suggesting divinity and auspiciousness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate rendering of hands and feet with cool, serene tones, fine-line lotus and svastika marks; minimal shrine setting with soft lamp glow, refined naturalism, pale washes and lyrical quiet.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized hands and feet with bold outlines, lotus and svastika marks emphasized, warm yellow-ochre and red-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic with symmetrical framing and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus pedestal with hands/feet motif, surrounded by dense lotus vines and floral borders, deep indigo background with gold highlights; incorporate peacocks and sacred symbols, emphasizing the lotus mark as the Padma Purāṇa’s signature motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","conch shell (soft)","tanpura drone","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: susamau=su+samau; karapadmau=kara+padmau (समास); padmavarṇau=padma+varṇau (समास); divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannau=divya+lakṣaṇa+saṃpannau; padmasvastikasaṃyutau=padma+svastika+saṃyutau.
FAQs
They are traditional auspicious lakṣaṇas (divine signs) used in Purāṇic and iconographic descriptions to indicate a supremely blessed, spiritually perfect form.
“Cool” conveys a soothing, beneficent presence—suggesting the calming, protective nature of the divine figure being described.
Not by name in this single śloka; it functions as a poetic iconographic description. Identification depends on the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 102.