Bhumi Khanda Adhyaya 109 Shloka 58 - Padma Purana | English | Vedapath

Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 58

The Aśokasundarī–Nahuṣa Episode: Demon Stratagems, Protection by Merit, and Lineage Prophecy

Devanagari script

दुःखजातानि सोष्णानि नेत्राभ्यां हि पतंति च । अश्रूणि चेंदुमत्याश्च संमार्जयति मानदः

Transliteration

duḥkhajātāni soṣṇāni netrābhyāṃ hi pataṃti ca | aśrūṇi ceṃdumatyāśca saṃmārjayati mānadaḥ

Translation

Born of sorrow and warm, tears indeed fell from her eyes; and Mānada gently wiped away the tears of Indumatī.

Word by Word

दुःखजातानिborn of sorrow

सोष्णानिwarm/hot

नेत्राभ्याम्from/with the two eyes

हिindeed/for

पतन्तिfall

चand

अश्रूणिtears

चand

इन्दुमत्याःof Indumatī

चand

संमार्जयतिwipes/cleans away

मानदःMānada

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the Purāṇic dialogue; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चेंदुमत्याश्च=च+इन्दुमत्याः+च; पतंति=पतन्ति (अनुस्वार-लोप/लेखनभेद)

Characters & Entities

Indumatī

Mānada

What emotional scene is described in this verse?

It depicts Indumatī crying from sorrow, and Mānada consoling her by wiping away her warm tears.

What virtue is highlighted by Mānada’s action?

Compassionate care—responding to another’s grief with tenderness and practical comfort.

Why does the verse specify that the tears are ‘warm’ (soṣṇāni)?

It intensifies the immediacy and realism of grief, emphasizing the physical, present nature of sorrow and the intimacy of consolation.