Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 109
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
रोगार्दितस्य सततं कुतः सौख्यं हि यौवने । ईर्ष्यासु महद्दुःखं मोहाद्दुःखं प्रजायते
rogārditasya satataṃ kutaḥ saukhyaṃ hi yauvane | īrṣyāsu mahadduḥkhaṃ mohādduḥkhaṃ prajāyate
Pour celui que la maladie accable sans cesse, où trouver le bonheur, même dans la jeunesse ? Dans la jalousie gît une grande peine, et de l’illusion naît la souffrance.
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Concept: Even youth cannot guarantee happiness; disease, jealousy, and delusion generate duhkha—therefore seek inner cure through clarity and devotion.
Application: Treat jealousy as a warning light; practice gratitude and service to dissolve comparison, and adopt steady spiritual routines that outlast bodily conditions.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A young man sits in the shade, feverish and pale, while around him other youths laugh—yet his eyes burn with jealousy, seeing their ease as an insult to his fate. Above, a faint symbolic veil of smoke represents moha, curling into his mind like a fog that thickens sorrow.","primary_figures":["sick youth","healthy youths (background)","personified Moha (symbolic shadow figure)"],"setting":"town edge under a banyan tree with a small healing shrine nearby","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["ashen gray","indigo night","pale ivory","banyan green","dull crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: allegorical scene—sick youth seated under banyan, jealousy shown as a small dark figure whispering near his ear, background youths in festive attire; gold leaf used sparingly for the shrine lamp and to contrast true light vs moha’s darkness, rich maroons and greens, ornate frame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical night scene—cool blues and greens, delicate facial expressions showing envy and fatigue; distant figures laughing softly, a thin mist symbolizing delusion; refined brushwork and gentle melancholy.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines—central sick youth with stylized fever marks, a shadowy moha figure behind, background youths simplified; strong red/yellow/green pigments with dark indigo field, temple-wall allegory composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by lotus borders; central figure of the afflicted youth, side motifs of eyes (envy) and smoke (delusion), a small Vishnu symbol (shankha-chakra) in a corner as the implied remedy; deep blues with gold and white detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["night insects","distant temple bell","soft wind through leaves","silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रोगार्दितस्य = रोग + आर्दितस्य (तत्पुरुष); महद्दुःखं = महत् + दुःखम्; मोहाद्दुःखं = मोहात् + दुःखम् (त् + द् → द्द्)
FAQs
It teaches that physical illness destroys even youthful happiness, and that mental afflictions—especially jealousy and delusion—generate suffering.
It states directly that jealousy is a condition in which “great sorrow” occurs, implying envy is inherently painful and self-harming.
Cultivate freedom from envy and delusion; otherwise, even favorable circumstances like youth cannot produce lasting well-being.