Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 193
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
आनंदादेव चाहारि हृदयं मे महामुने । नाध्यवस्यति कृत्यानां विभागप्रविचारणम्
ānaṃdādeva cāhāri hṛdayaṃ me mahāmune | nādhyavasyati kṛtyānāṃ vibhāgapravicāraṇam
हे महामुने! केवल आनंद से ही मेरा हृदय हर लिया गया है। अब वह कर्तव्यों के उचित विभाग और विचार में स्थिर नहीं होता।
Unspecified in provided excerpt (addressing a sage: 'mahāmune')
Concept: Spiritual joy can temporarily suspend calculative duty-management; the heart needs re-centering so dharma flows from devotion rather than anxiety.
Application: When uplifted by devotion, don’t abandon responsibilities—reframe them as offerings; pause, breathe, and return to duties with a softened heart.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee or noble figure sits with hands on the heart, eyes half-closed, as a wave of luminous joy rises like a gentle tide, blurring the outlines of scrolls and duty-ledgers beside him. A great sage stands nearby, calm and compassionate, as if guiding the ecstatic heart back into steady service.","primary_figures":["Ecstatic interlocutor (unnamed)","Mahāmune (great sage)"],"setting":"Quiet hermitage veranda with palm-leaf manuscripts, a small lamp, and a simple seat; nature softly present beyond","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","smoky brown","soft ivory","indigo","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Seated devotee with hand on heart, gold leaf aura suggesting ānanda; a sage standing with blessing gesture; ornate lamp, manuscripts, and patterned floor; rich reds and greens, embossed gold borders and halos, jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: Intimate āśrama scene with delicate lines; the devotee’s face shows rapt joy, the sage serene; cool indigo shadows with warm lamplight, fine detailing of manuscripts and textiles, gentle natural background.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold outlines; expressive eyes; devotee in seated posture with stylized aura; sage with staff; flat warm lamp-lit palette, decorative borders, rhythmic patterns on garments.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Central heart-rapture motif framed by lotus vines; sage and devotee in symmetrical composition; deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate floral borders, small lamps and manuscript motifs integrated into ornamentation."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: आनंदादेव = आनन्दात् + एव; चाहारि = च + अहारि; नाध्यवस्यति = न + अध्यवस्यति; विभागप्रविचारणम् = विभाग + प्रविचारणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
FAQs
It describes how overwhelming joy can disrupt the mind’s steadiness, making it difficult to carefully deliberate and organize one’s duties (kṛtya).
Yes: even positive emotions like joy can unbalance discernment; dharma requires steadiness and thoughtful consideration of what should be done and in what order.
The verse itself only indicates the speaker is addressing a 'mahāmuni' (great sage). Identifying the exact speaker requires the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 43.