Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 24
Entering Kāmodā and the Doctrine of Dreams, Sleep, and the Self
पुनर्भूतिः पुनर्हानिस्तादृशस्य पुनः पुनः । अपां रूपस्य दृष्टांतं तद्वदेषां न संशयः
punarbhūtiḥ punarhānistādṛśasya punaḥ punaḥ | apāṃ rūpasya dṛṣṭāṃtaṃ tadvadeṣāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
അത്തരം വസ്തുവിന് വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഉദ്ഭവവും വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ലയവും സംഭവിക്കുന്നു. ജലത്തിന്റെ രൂപപരിവർത്തനമാണ് ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം; അതുപോലെ ഇവരുടെ കാര്യത്തിലും—സംശയമില്ല.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 120 dialogue)
Concept: Repeated arising and passing away is the rule for conditioned forms; water’s changing shapes illustrate the certainty of transformation.
Application: When situations repeat (gain/loss, praise/blame), remember the ‘water-form’ principle; practice steadiness and redirect attention to lasting dharma and devotion.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence-like tableau shows the same water body taking many forms: wave, whirlpool, mist, rain, and calm lake—each panel flowing into the next. A sage points to the transformations while the listener watches with dawning detachment, the words ‘na saṃśayaḥ’ implied as a seal of certainty.","primary_figures":["teaching sage (unnamed)","female listener (unnamed)","personified water-forms (symbolic)"],"setting":"Riverbank or lakeside with visible transformations—mist rising, rain falling, ripples spreading.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn turning to clear daylight (clarity)","color_palette":["clear aqua","sun-gold","stone gray","white mist","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: multi-panel composition—wave, whirlpool, mist, rain, calm lake—each rendered with ornate patterning; sage and listener at the side with gold-leaf halos; rich vermilion borders, embossed gold highlights on water ripples, devotional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle riverbank with sequential vignettes of water changing forms; delicate mist and rain strokes; soft greens and blues; refined faces, contemplative posture, poetic negative space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized water transformations in bold curves; sage and listener with large expressive eyes; warm pigment blocks; a circular motif indicating repetition (punar punar) around the water scene.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative water patterns interwoven with lotus motifs; repeating circular ripples as a border; central scene of teacher and listener; deep blue ground with gold ripple detailing and floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing water","soft hand cymbals","morning birds","brief silence after 'na saṃśayaḥ'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुनर्भूतिः = पुनः + भूतिः; पुनर्हानिः = पुनः + हानिः; तद्वदेषाम् = तद्वत् + एषाम्; अपां = अपाम् (gen.pl. of अप्).
FAQs
It teaches cyclical change: things repeatedly arise and pass away, and this is illustrated through the ever-changing forms of water.
Water appears in many forms—waves, foam, ice, vapor—yet remains water; similarly, phenomena can change form repeatedly, showing continual formation and dissolution.
Recognizing repeated arising and passing away helps reduce attachment and anxiety, encouraging steadiness, discernment, and a more detached response to change.