Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13
Yayāti Episode: Indra’s Anxiety, the Messenger Motif, and a Discourse on Time (Kāla) and Karma
इत्याशया मया भर्त्ता भवानंगीकृतः पुरा । यस्य विष्णुप्रसादोऽस्ति स सर्वत्र परिव्रजेत्
ityāśayā mayā bharttā bhavānaṃgīkṛtaḥ purā | yasya viṣṇuprasādo'sti sa sarvatra parivrajet
याच भावनेने मी पूर्वीच तुम्हाला पती म्हणून स्वीकारले. ज्याच्यावर विष्णूचा प्रसाद आहे तो सर्वत्र निर्भयपणे परिभ्रमण करू शकतो।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 81; verse is in first-person, likely a woman addressing a man as 'husband')
Concept: Viṣṇu’s grace legitimizes and protects one’s righteous movement through the world; marital acceptance is grounded in recognizing divine favor.
Application: In relationships, prioritize shared devotion and ethical character; cultivate faith that divine grace supports righteous duties and journeys.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devoted wife speaks with calm conviction to her husband at the threshold of a home shrine, where a small Viṣṇu icon glows beside a lamp. Her gesture is both affectionate and resolute, as if granting permission for a righteous journey under the canopy of divine grace.","primary_figures":["Devoted wife (gṛhiṇī)","Husband (bhartā)","Viṣṇu (as household icon or subtle presence)"],"setting":"Domestic courtyard with a tulasi-vedī hinted in the background, doorway threshold (dvāra), small altar with lamp and conch.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm saffron","deep indigo","brass gold","ivory","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a gṛhastha couple at a richly ornamented doorway, wife in silk sari offering a respectful gesture, a small Viṣṇu shrine with gold-leaf halo and lamp flames; intricate jewelry, embossed gold borders, auspicious motifs (lotus, conch, chakra) and a serene domestic sanctity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate architecture, soft pastel garments, the wife’s expressive eyes conveying trust; a tiny shrine niche with a glowing lamp, gentle trees and a distant path suggesting ‘parivrāj’; refined linework and lyrical quiet.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized doorway and shrine, bold outlines, the couple in iconic poses, lamp flames and Viṣṇu symbols emphasized; earthy reds and yellows with green accents, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional domestic scene framed by floral borders, a central shrine motif with conch and lotus patterns, peacocks at the edges, deep blue ground with gold highlights, emphasizing grace and auspicious household devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["oil lamp crackle","soft temple bell","evening birds","tanpura drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्याशया = इति + आशया; भवानंगीकृतः = भवान् + अङ्गीकृतः; विष्णुप्रसादोऽस्ति = विष्णुप्रसादः + अस्ति (visarga + a → o' with avagraha).
FAQs
It presents Viṣṇu’s grace as an enabling spiritual legitimacy—one who possesses it can move about without impediment, suggesting divine favor overrides ordinary constraints.
The verb parivrajet implies roaming or wandering (often with an ascetic or pilgrimage sense). The verse frames such movement as proper and unhindered when grounded in Viṣṇu’s blessing.
The implied lesson is reliance on divine grace rather than mere social permission: devotion and the Lord’s favor are portrayed as the true authorization for righteous life-paths such as travel, pilgrimage, or renunciation.