Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 90
Marks of the Debt-Bound/Enemy Son, Filial Dharma, Detachment, and the Durvāsā–Dharma Episode
बहुबुद्धिसमाक्रांता बहुज्ञानसमाकुला । सुभोगासक्तरूपा सा सुस्थिता चारुमंगला
bahubuddhisamākrāṃtā bahujñānasamākulā | subhogāsaktarūpā sā susthitā cārumaṃgalā
ती विपुल बुद्धीने परिपूर्ण, अनेक ज्ञानाने समृद्ध; सुभोगांमध्ये अनुरक्त असूनही सुस्थिर—सुंदर व मंगलमय रूपवती होती।
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Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi. Compounds: बहुबुद्धिसमाक्रान्ता, बहुज्ञानसमाकुला, सुभोगासक्तरूपा, सुस्थिता, चारुमङ्गला.
FAQs
It praises intellectual discernment (buddhi), broad learning (jñāna), attractiveness and auspiciousness (cāru, maṅgalā), and a sense of steadiness or composure (su-sthitā), even amid enjoyment.
No. It notes attachment to refined enjoyments (subhoga-āsakti) while also emphasizing steadiness (su-sthitā), suggesting a composed, well-situated character rather than a moral denunciation.
The verse highlights an ideal of balance: cultivating intelligence and knowledge while remaining grounded and auspicious in conduct—steadfastness alongside worldly pleasures.