Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 142
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
निसर्गात्सर्वभूतानामिति दुःख परंपरा । वर्तमानान्यतीतानि दुःखान्येतानि यानि तु
nisargātsarvabhūtānāmiti duḥkha paraṃparā | vartamānānyatītāni duḥkhānyetāni yāni tu
ຈາກທຳມະຊາດແຫ່ງການດຳລົງຢູ່ຂອງສັດທັງປວງ ຈຶ່ງເກີດລຳດັບແຫ່ງທຸກຂ໌ຢ່າງບໍ່ຂາດສາຍ; ທຸກຂ໌ເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ບໍ່ວ່າປັດຈຸບັນຫຼືຜ່ານມາແລ້ວ
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 66)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निसर्गात्सर्वभूतानाम् = निसर्गात् + सर्वभूतानाम्; दुःख परंपरा = दुःख-परंपरा (समास/पदविभागः).
FAQs
It highlights saṃsāra as a natural condition marked by an ongoing chain of suffering for embodied beings, spanning past and present.
It presents suffering as arising from the inherent condition (nisarga) of worldly embodied life; liberation traditions interpret this as a reason to seek mokṣa rather than accept suffering as the final truth.
It works as a thematic anchor for discussions on the nature of worldly existence, motivating inquiry into ethical conduct, detachment, devotion, and liberation taught elsewhere in the Purana.