Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 72

Episode of Vena: The Power of Association and Revā (Narmadā) Tīrtha

Devanagari script

गते तस्मिन्महाभागे सा सुनीथा गृहं गता । समाचष्ट महात्मानं पितरं तप्तमानसा

Transliteration

gate tasminmahābhāge sā sunīthā gṛhaṃ gatā | samācaṣṭa mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ taptamānasā

Translation

ເມື່ອມະຫາບຸລຸດຜູ້ມີສິຣິມົງຄົນນັ້ນໄດ້ຈາກໄປແລ້ວ, ສຸນີຖາກໍກັບເຮືອນ. ດ້ວຍໃຈທີ່ຮ້ອນຮົ່ມດ້ວຍຄວາມໂສກ, ນາງໄດ້ແຈ້ງແກ່ບິດາຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່ທັງໝົດ.

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तस्मिन्: in him / when he
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाभागे: in the fortunate one
• महाभागे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—महान् भागः यस्य सः (कर्मधारय)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुनीथा: Sunīthā
• सुनीथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• समाचष्ट: told / reported
• समाचष्ट: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—महान् आत्मा यस्य (कर्मधारय)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तप्तमानसा: with a distressed mind
• तप्तमानसा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त; √तप् (धातु) + क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तप्तं मानसं यस्याः सा (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual prose/verse narration; not a direct dialogue line in this śloka)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन्महाभागे = तस्मिन् + महाभागे (न् + म्); सति-सप्तमी: गते तस्मिन् महाभागे

Characters & Entities

• Sunīthā
• pitā (her father)
• mahābhāga (an unnamed noble person)

FAQs

Who is Sunīthā in this verse, and what action does she take?

Sunīthā is the named woman in the verse; after the departure of a “mahābhāga” (a noble/fortunate person), she goes home and reports the matter to her father while distressed.

What does “taptamānasā” convey philosophically or emotionally?

It literally means “with a burning mind/heart,” indicating inner torment—grief, anxiety, or agitation—showing how intense emotion propels her to seek counsel or protection from her father.

What ethical or narrative lesson is implied by her reporting to her father?

The verse highlights a social-ethical norm in Purāṇic narratives: in moments of crisis or distress, one seeks guidance from elders/guardians and communicates events promptly rather than acting rashly.