Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 14
The Sumanā Narrative: Vaiṣṇava Hospitality, Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī, and the Rise to Brāhmaṇahood
तस्मिन्दिने सुसंप्राप्ता सर्वपातकनाशिनी । यस्यां देवो हृषीकेशो योगनिद्रां प्रगच्छति
tasmindine susaṃprāptā sarvapātakanāśinī | yasyāṃ devo hṛṣīkeśo yoganidrāṃ pragacchati
उस दिन सर्व पातकों का नाश करने वाली वह तिथि आती है, जिसमें देव हृषीकेश योगनिद्रा में प्रविष्ट होते हैं।
Unspecified (narrative voice within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Ekādaśī is sanctified because Hṛṣīkeśa enters yoganidrā; aligning one’s senses (hṛṣīka) to the Lord becomes especially potent on this day.
Application: On Ekādaśī, restrain senses, reduce distractions, keep vigil or extended japa/śravaṇa; treat the day as a ‘cosmic quiet hour’ for inner purification.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the vast ocean of milk, Viṣṇu reclines on the endless coils of Śeṣa, eyes half-closed in yoganidrā, while the cosmos seems to pause in reverent silence. Above, the bright lunar fortnight is symbolized by a radiant Ekādaśī moon-mark, and below, tiny devotees on earth mirror the stillness with fasting and prayer.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu as Hṛṣīkeśa","Śeṣa-nāga (Ananta)","Lakṣmī (optional, attending)","personified Ekādaśī (symbolic)","earthly devotees (miniature vignette)"],"setting":"Kṣīra-samudra with lotus blooms, celestial clouds, and a distant suggestion of the universe emerging from still waters.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","milk-white pearl","gold leaf","emerald green","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta in the ocean of milk, Lakṣmī at His feet, gold leaf aura and embossed ornaments, conch and discus gleaming; celestial attendants in rich reds/greens, pearl-white waves, ornate arch framing the cosmic scene with gem-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene cosmic seascape with delicate wave patterns, Viṣṇu on Śeṣa under a soft moon-sign of Ekādaśī; refined facial features, subtle gradients, lyrical lotuses, tiny earth-scene inset of devotees fasting by a riverbank.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of Ananta’s coils, Viṣṇu in yoganidrā with characteristic large eyes, Lakṣmī seated in service; strong red/yellow/green palette with stylized ocean motifs and ornamental borders like a temple wall panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Krishna-Viṣṇu as the cosmic sleeper framed by lotus mandalas, intricate floral borders, deep blue field with gold highlights; peacocks and celestial lotuses, small devotees at the bottom performing Ekādaśī worship, symmetrical Nathdwara-inspired composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["conch shell (distant)","ocean hush","soft temple bell","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन्दिने = तस्मिन् + दिने; सुसंप्राप्ता = सु + संप्राप्ता
FAQs
It frames a specific sacred time/observance as spiritually purifying, implying that devotion and right practice on that day are believed to remove accumulated moral and ritual impurities.
Hṛṣīkeśa is a well-known epithet of Viṣṇu, meaning “Lord of the senses,” emphasizing divine mastery over mind and sensory faculties.
Yoganidrā is “yogic sleep,” a theological motif where the Lord withdraws into a cosmic, meditative repose—often used to mark sacred calendrical moments and divine cosmic rhythms.