Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 105

Womb-Suffering and the Path to Liberation

Dialogue of Wisdom, Meditation, and Discernment

Devanagari script

प्राप्स्यसे परमं स्थानं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

prāpsyase paramaṃ sthānaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

તું પરમ સ્થાન પ્રાપ્ત કરશ—એ જ વિષ્ણુનું સર્વોચ્ચ પદ છે।

Word by Word

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√āp (धातु: आप्) + sya (स्य) future base
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'स्थानम्'

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally (सर्वनाम-विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'पदम्': 'that'

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies 'पदम्'

• पदम्: state/abode/footing
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Unspecified (context required from surrounding verses in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 2.8)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्विष्णोः = तत् + विष्णोः.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is meant by “Viṣṇu’s highest station” (paramaṃ padam)?

It denotes the transcendent realm of Viṣṇu—often understood as liberation (mokṣa) and entry into the supreme divine abode beyond worldly rebirth.

Does this verse emphasize Bhakti or Jñāna as the means?

The verse itself states the result (attaining Viṣṇu’s supreme abode). The specific means (bhakti, vows, tīrtha, conduct, etc.) depends on the surrounding passage in Adhyaya 8.

What ethical or practical lesson does the verse convey?

It frames spiritual striving in terms of a clear highest goal: attaining the supreme divine abode, encouraging purposeful practice aligned with liberation.