Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13
Counsel to Sunīthā in the Vena Narrative: Boon for a Righteous Son and the Seed–Fruit Law of Karma
अयमेष महाभागस्तपस्वी पुण्यवीर्यवान् । अस्य वीर्यात्समुत्पन्नो अस्यैवगुणसंपदा
ayameṣa mahābhāgastapasvī puṇyavīryavān | asya vīryātsamutpanno asyaivaguṇasaṃpadā
यह वही महाभाग तपस्वी है, जो पुण्य-वीर्य से युक्त है। इसके तेज से ही ऐसा उत्पन्न हुआ है, जो उसी के समान गुण-संपदा वाला है।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अयमेष → अयम् + एषः; महाभागस्तपस्वी → महाभागः + तपस्वी; वीर्यात्समुत्पन्नो → वीर्यात् + समुत्पन्नः; अस्यैवगुणसंपदा → अस्य + एव + गुणसंपदा
FAQs
It praises an ascetic’s meritorious spiritual power (puṇya-vīrya) and states that from such potency arises a successor/offspring who shares the same virtues.
The wording “from his vīrya” can indicate both generative lineage and the causal force of spiritual merit; the emphasis is that virtue and sanctity are transmitted through a powerful source.
Cultivated virtue and disciplined austerity are fruitful—they generate lasting outcomes, including the rise of others who embody similar qualities.