Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 47
The Birth and Preservation of Nahuṣa
Guru-tīrtha Greatness within the Vena Episode
भोजयित्वा सुदैत्येंद्रो हुंडो हृष्टोभवत्तदा । शापमशोकसुंदर्या मोघं मेने तदासुरः
bhojayitvā sudaityeṃdro huṃḍo hṛṣṭobhavattadā | śāpamaśokasuṃdaryā moghaṃ mene tadāsuraḥ
Having feasted them, Huṇḍa—the eminent lord among the noble Daityas—became delighted. At that time, that Asura deemed Aśokasundarī’s curse to be futile.
Narrator (context not provided; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame typical of the Padma Purāṇa)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुदैत्येंद्रो = सु + दैत्येन्द्रः (ए + इ → ए). हृष्टोभवत् = हृष्टः + अभवत् (ः + अ → ओ).
FAQs
It highlights Asura overconfidence: Huṇḍa, pleased after feasting others, dismisses Aśokasundarī’s curse as ineffective—setting up the moral that curses and karmic consequences are not nullified by pride.
Huṇḍa (an Asura/Daitya leader) and Aśokasundarī (whose curse is referenced). The verse also mentions the Daityas as a group.
It warns against arrogance and complacency: dismissing moral or spiritual consequences (like a śāpa) often precedes downfall in Purāṇic narratives.