Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 37
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
एकत्वं जायते तत्र त्यजतः स्वंकलेवरम् । दशमद्वारमाश्रित्य आत्मा तस्य स गच्छति
ekatvaṃ jāyate tatra tyajataḥ svaṃkalevaram | daśamadvāramāśritya ātmā tasya sa gacchati
Dort, wenn er den eigenen Leib ablegt, entsteht Einsein; und indem er Zuflucht im «zehnten Tor» nimmt, geht das Selbst jenes Menschen auf diesem Pfad dahin.
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Concept: At death, the realized self departs through the highest aperture; relinquishing bodily identification, one attains a unitive state.
Application: Cultivate remembrance of Viṣṇu and disciplined living so the mind becomes upward-turned at life’s end; practice japa, sattvic conduct, and charity to purify the exit-moment.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene yogin lies at the moment of passing, the body relaxed while a subtle luminous stream rises from the crown of the head toward a lotus-like aperture in the sky. Above, a radiant path opens like a vertical corridor of light, suggesting the ‘tenth gate’ as a celestial lotus-door, while faint silhouettes of Viṣṇu’s symbols (conch and discus) appear within the glow.","primary_figures":["departing jīva (subtle form)","a serene yogin/devotee","subtle presence of Viṣṇu as inner light"],"setting":"Quiet hermitage chamber or riverside hut interior with a small lamp, kusa grass mat, and a tulasi pot nearby (as a Vaishnava cue), transitioning into a cosmic light-tunnel above.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["pearl white","saffron gold","deep indigo","lotus pink","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: the devotee’s final moment shown frontally with a haloed crown-lotus (brahmarandhra) emitting a gold-leaf beam; Viṣṇu’s conch and discus subtly embossed in the radiance; rich vermilion background, emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments on symbolic attendants, heavy gold leaf detailing around the ‘tenth gate’ lotus-door.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate, lyrical depiction of a quiet hut by a riverbank at dawn; the devotee reclines on a simple cot, while a thin silver-white stream rises from the crown into a pale sky where a lotus-shaped portal opens; refined faces, soft blues and greens, minimalistic sacred objects (tulasi pot, japa mala) rendered with fine brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and warm natural pigments; the crown-lotus rendered as a stylized mandala above the head with concentric red-yellow-green rings; the departing jīva as a small luminous figure ascending; temple-lamp motifs and Vaishnava symbols integrated into the border, large expressive eyes on the devotee and subtle divine presence.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a vertical lotus-stalk motif rising from the devotee’s crown into a grand lotus canopy; intricate floral borders with tulasi leaves; deep blue ground with gold highlights; tiny conch-discus motifs scattered like stars, suggesting Viṣṇu’s protection over the upward path."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","long silence between pādas","low tanpura drone","distant conch shell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वंकलेवरम् = स्वम् + कलेवरम् (अनुस्वार-सन्धि/लेखन-रूप); दशमद्वारमाश्रित्य = दशमद्वारम् + आश्रित्य; एकत्वं = एकत्वम् (अनुस्वार-लेखन)
FAQs
It is a yogic idea of a subtle exit at death—often associated in later yogic/Upanishadic explanations with the cranial aperture (brahma-randhra)—through which the self is said to depart on an elevated path.
It indicates a realization or state of unity—an experience of non-separation—arising as the embodied condition is relinquished, pointing toward liberation-oriented understanding.
It implies that one’s inner orientation and spiritual discipline matter at the time of death: cultivating yogic focus and liberation-oriented insight is portrayed as shaping the manner of departure and the soul’s course.