Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 114
Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma
षडंगवेदयोगेन हृष्टचित्तास्तु तत्पराः । शिरोगतैरंजलिभिः शिरोभिश्च महीं गताः
ṣaḍaṃgavedayogena hṛṣṭacittāstu tatparāḥ | śirogatairaṃjalibhiḥ śirobhiśca mahīṃ gatāḥ
ಷಡಂಗ ವೇದಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತರಾಗಿ, ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತರಾಗಿ ತತ್ಪರರಾಗಿ, ಶಿರಸ್ಸಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಂಜಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ತಲೆಯಿಂದ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸಿದರು।
Narrator (contextual; explicit speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हृष्टचित्ताः + तु → हृष्टचित्तास्तु; शिरोगतैः + अञ्जलिभिः → शिरोगतैरंजलिभिः; शिरोभिः + च → शिरोभिश्च.
FAQs
It depicts añjali held above the head and a full bow where the head touches the earth, expressing complete humility and devotion.
It indicates disciplined Vedic practice understood as a structured, ‘sixfold’ method (ṣaḍaṅga), emphasizing correct, rule-governed ritual engagement rather than casual worship.
The verse teaches focused intention (tatparatā), inner joy aligned with sacred duty, and humility—showing that reverence is both an inward attitude and an outward act.