Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 8
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
तत्र सिक्ता जलैर्भूमिर्रक्ते उष्मविपाचिता । वायुना धम्यमाना च क्षेत्रे बीजं प्रपद्यते
tatra siktā jalairbhūmirrakte uṣmavipācitā | vāyunā dhamyamānā ca kṣetre bījaṃ prapadyate
Dort wird die Erde—von Wassern befeuchtet, durch Wärme im geröteten Boden gereift und vom Wind umweht—zum Feld, in dem der Same Fuß fasst und zur Frucht gelangt.
Pulastya (traditionally narrating to Bhīṣma in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa contexts)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जलैर्भूमिः = जलैः + भूमिः (ः + भ → र्भ); भूमिर्रक्ते = भूमिः + रक्ते (ः + र → र्र); अन्यत्र संधि: नहीं।
FAQs
It highlights a causal chain: when soil is properly conditioned by water, heat, and air, it becomes a suitable ‘field’ where a seed can establish and grow—an example of how outcomes depend on supporting conditions.
They represent the key natural factors that transform raw earth into fertile ground: moisture (jala), maturation by warmth (uṣma), and aeration or stimulation by wind (vāyu).
Just as a seed succeeds only when the field is prepared, spiritual and ethical growth also depends on preparing the inner ‘soil’ through the right conditions—discipline, guidance, and supportive habits.