Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 29

The Story of Yayāti: Indra and Dharmarāja on Vaiṣṇava Dharma and the ‘Heavenizing’ of Earth

Devanagari script

मधुरालापतस्तस्य कंदर्पस्य च मायया । मोहितस्तेन भावेन दिव्येन चरितेन च

Transliteration

madhurālāpatastasya kaṃdarpasya ca māyayā | mohitastena bhāvena divyena caritena ca

Translation

Aturdido por sus dulces palabras y por el hechizo de Kāma, dios del amor, quedó engañado; vencido por aquel ánimo y también por la conducta divina.

Word by Word

• मधुर-आलापतः: from the sweet speech
• मधुर-आलापतः: Apadana (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर + आलाप (प्रातिपदिक-तत्पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Pronoun: Genitive, Singular)

• कंदर्पस्य: of Kāma (Cupid)
• कंदर्पस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंदर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• मायया: by illusion, by magic
• मायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• मोहितः: deluded, infatuated
• मोहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) → मोहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्तः (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Pronoun: Instrumental, Singular)

• भावेन: by the feeling/state
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• दिव्येन: divine
• दिव्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying भावेन/चरितेन)

• चरितेन: by the conduct/act
• चरितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; चर् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual speaker not provided in input)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मधुरालापतः = मधुर-आलापतः (समास); मोहितस्तेन = मोहितः + तेन.

Characters & Entities

• Kandarpa (Kāma)

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It describes how sweet speech and the power of desire (personified as Kāma/Kandarpa) can create māyā-driven delusion, overpowering a person’s discernment.

How does this relate to Vaishnava or Purāṇic ethics?

Purāṇic ethics frequently warn that unchecked kāma leads to moha (confusion/attachment), which obscures dharma; the verse highlights the need for vigilance and self-control.

What practical lesson does the verse suggest?

Do not judge solely by charming words or impressive behavior; cultivate discrimination (viveka) so that emotional moods and desire do not mislead decision-making.