Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 23
Entering Kāmodā and the Doctrine of Dreams, Sleep, and the Self
तेषां क्रीडाविहारोयं सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् । उदकस्य तरंगस्तु जायते च विलीयते
teṣāṃ krīḍāvihāroyaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃbaṃdhakāraṇam | udakasya taraṃgastu jāyate ca vilīyate
Ce jeu, ce divertissement des leurs, est la cause qui relie à la création ; telle une vague sur l’eau, il naît et se résorbe aussi.
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Concept: Creation-connection is likened to play (krīḍā-vihāra) and to waves that arise and dissolve on water—phenomena are transient modifications.
Application: Treat life’s fluctuations as wave-forms—respond without panic; cultivate remembrance of the stable substratum through bhakti and discernment.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रीडाविहारोयं = क्रीडा-विहारः + अयम्. सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् = सृष्टि-संबन्ध-कारणम्. तरंगस्तु = तरङ्गः + तु.
FAQs
It illustrates how forms arise and subside while the underlying reality remains continuous—like waves appearing and disappearing without becoming separate from water.
Creation is presented as “krīḍā-vihāra” (divine play), implying a spontaneous, effortless manifestation rather than a strained or need-driven act.
It encourages detachment and steadiness: experiences and identities are transient like waves, so one should not cling to them as permanent.