Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 72
Sukalā’s Account: Ikṣvāku and Sudevā; the Boar’s Resolve and the Dharma of Battle
मातुः पुण्यं पयः पीत्वा पुष्टो भवति निर्घृणः । मातरं पितरं त्यक्त्वा यः प्रयाति सुदुर्बलः
mātuḥ puṇyaṃ payaḥ pītvā puṣṭo bhavati nirghṛṇaḥ | mātaraṃ pitaraṃ tyaktvā yaḥ prayāti sudurbalaḥ
“Dengan meminum susu ibu yang penuh pahala, seseorang dibesarkan lalu menjadi kuat, namun menjadi tidak berperikemanusiaan. Sesiapa meninggalkan ibu dan bapa lalu pergi, dialah yang hina dan sengsara.”
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 42).
Concept: Strength gained from a mother’s nurturing becomes sinful when repaid with cruelty or abandonment.
Application: Cultivate gratitude practices: daily remembrance, service, financial and emotional support; avoid using power/health gained through others to harm or neglect them.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A poignant scene shows a mother seated with a gentle, weary dignity, while a grown son—strong-bodied—turns away with a hardened face. A subtle aura around the mother’s milk-bowl suggests ‘puṇya-payaḥ’, while the son’s shadow stretches long, hinting at moral decline.","primary_figures":["Mother (mātā)","Son (adult)","optional elder father (pitā) in the background"],"setting":"Simple household courtyard near a tulasi platform (as a symbolic Vaishnava home marker), with everyday vessels and a quiet threshold.","lighting_mood":"late-afternoon melancholy with soft lamp-glow","color_palette":["warm ochre","milk white","indigo shadow","muted vermilion","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: mother enthroned on a modest seat with gold-leaf halo of virtue, son depicted muscular yet turning away, ornate domestic archway, rich reds/greens, gold embellishment on vessels and jewelry, devotional undertone without overt violence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic realism—mother’s tender expression, son’s averted gaze, delicate textiles, soft pastel courtyard, fine linework, emotional subtlety, small tulasi planter and hanging lamp details.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized mother and son with bold outlines, symbolic milk vessel glowing in pale white, background bands of earthy red and green, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing moral allegory.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central motif of a sanctified household with lotus borders, mother as dharma-śakti figure, son’s turning posture framed by floral vines, deep blue ground with gold highlights, decorative cows/peacocks minimized to keep focus on ethical narrative."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","household silence","distant birds","gentle bell at line endings"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: No major external sandhi beyond standard visarga forms; words segmented as in IAST. ‘सुदुर्बलः’ analyzed as सु + दुर्बल (intensifier + adjective).
FAQs
It condemns ingratitude and cruelty: one who benefits from a mother’s care yet abandons both parents is portrayed as morally degraded and compassionless.
The verse treats maternal nourishment as sacred and virtue-bearing—an emblem of selfless care that creates a binding moral obligation of gratitude and service.
Not directly in this excerpt; it primarily frames dharma as right conduct toward parents, which traditional Hindu ethics often regards as foundational to spiritual life.