Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
एवं गृहशतं भग्नं चित्रया पापनिश्चयात् । संग्रामं सा महादुष्टाऽकारयत्पतिपुत्रकैः
evaṃ gṛhaśataṃ bhagnaṃ citrayā pāpaniścayāt | saṃgrāmaṃ sā mahāduṣṭā'kārayatpatiputrakaiḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ചിത്രയുടെ പാപനിശ്ചയത്താൽ നൂറു വീടുകൾ തകർന്നു. ആ മഹാദുഷ്ടി ഭർത്താവിനെയും പുത്രന്മാരെയും കൊണ്ട് യുദ്ധം ഉണ്ടാക്കി।
Narrator (contextual voice within the Purāṇic dialogue; specific speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Sandhi Resolution Notes: महादुष्टाऽकारयत् = महादुष्टा + अकारयत् (अ + अ → ’); अकारयत्पतिपुत्रकैः = अकारयत् + पति-पुत्रकैः (त् + प → त्प).
FAQs
It portrays how deliberate sinful intent (pāpa-niścaya) can lead to widespread destruction—ruining many households and escalating into violence.
Citrā is named as the agent responsible for the ruin and for instigating conflict; further identification (her story and relationships) requires the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 86.
That malicious resolve and instigation can fracture society: private wrongdoing can expand into public catastrophe, including war involving one’s own family.