Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 40
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
गार्हस्थ्यं च परित्यज्य अत्रायाता किमर्थतः । वदस्येवं मुखेनापि अहं हि पतिदेवता
gārhasthyaṃ ca parityajya atrāyātā kimarthataḥ | vadasyevaṃ mukhenāpi ahaṃ hi patidevatā
“Mengapa engkau meninggalkan dharma berumah tangga lalu datang ke sini? Bagaimana engkau sanggup berkata demikian? Kerana bagiku, suami itulah dewata.”
Unspecified (a devoted wife addressing another person, likely another woman)
Concept: Gārhasthya-dharma and pativratā-bhāva are upheld as a woman’s chosen sacred orientation; speech and conduct should align with that vow.
Application: Honor commitments and roles you have consciously accepted; let identity be grounded in integrity rather than impulse or social pressure.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a modest yet sanctified home courtyard, a devoted wife stands near a small household shrine, lamp in hand, questioning another woman who has arrived from outside. The scene balances firmness and compassion: the speaker’s calm gaze, the visitor’s unsettled posture, and the ever-burning lamp suggesting dharma’s steady light.","primary_figures":["devoted wife (pativratā)","visitor woman","household shrine deity (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa icon or śālagrāma)"],"setting":"Gṛhastha courtyard with tulasi platform implied in the corner, brass lamp, water pot, and a simple doorway opening to the outside world.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","sandalwood beige","vermilion","leaf green","soft indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: pativratā wife holding a brass lamp before a small Nārāyaṇa/śālagrāma shrine, gold leaf highlights on lamp flame and jewelry; visitor at the threshold; rich reds and greens, ornate borders, devotional domestic sanctity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate courtyard scene with delicate textiles and gentle facial expressions; soft lamp glow, cool evening blues outside the doorway; lyrical domestic realism with refined linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized eyes; central wife figure with lamp and composed stance; shrine and doorway rendered in temple-wall aesthetic; red/yellow/green pigments with black contouring.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: domestic dharma scene framed by lotus and floral borders; small shrine with śaṅkha-cakra motifs; peacock feather-like patterns and deep blue background with gold accents; emphasis on lamp, purity, and vow."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["lamp crackle","soft anklet chime","night insects","distant temple bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अत्रायाता = अत्र आयाता; वदस्येवं = वदसि एवम्; मुखेनापि = मुखेन अपि.
FAQs
It asserts the speaker’s commitment to gṛhastha-dharma (householder life) and the ideal of pati-devatā—viewing devotion to one’s husband as a defining religious duty.
It reflects dharma as role-based duty: the speaker questions renunciation or departure from household responsibilities and frames fidelity and marital devotion as a sacred obligation.
The verse emphasizes steadiness in one’s vowed responsibilities and cautions against speech or actions that undermine one’s chosen moral/religious commitments.