Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 141
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
ध्यायमानस्तदा कोयं प्रतिषिद्धोस्मि येन हि । अंगुल्यग्रेण राजेंद्र स्वांगुष्ठस्ताडितस्तथा
dhyāyamānastadā koyaṃ pratiṣiddhosmi yena hi | aṃgulyagreṇa rājeṃdra svāṃguṣṭhastāḍitastathā
ನಾನು ಧ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೀನನಾಗಿದ್ದಾಗ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಯಾರು ತಡೆದರು? ಹೇ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ, ಬೆರಳಿನ ತುದಿಯಿಂದ ನನ್ನದೇ ಅಂಗುಷ್ಟವು ಆಗ ಹೊಡೆತ ಪಡೆದಿತು.
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses in Adhyāya 18)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कोयम् = कः + अयम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + अ → ओ). प्रतिषिद्धोऽस्मि = प्रतिषिद्धः + अस्मि (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + अ → ओऽ). राजेंद्र = राजेन्द्र (ए + इ → ए; अनुस्वार/नासिक्य-लेखनभेद). स्वांगुष्ठः = स्व + अङ्गुष्ठः (अ + अ → आ).
FAQs
This single verse does not name the speaker; identification requires the immediately preceding and following verses in Adhyāya 18.
A meditator describes being abruptly checked—symbolized by a finger-tip striking his own thumb—prompting the question of who caused the interruption.
Not explicitly on its own; it functions as a narrative/dialogue cue (an interruption during contemplation) whose ethical or devotional import depends on the broader episode in the chapter.