Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 24
Sukalā’s Episode: Padmāvatī’s Crisis, the Speaking Embryo (Kālanemi), and Sudevā’s Begging at Śivaśarmā’s House
साधयितुं च तद्वैरमागतोऽस्मि तवोदरम् । साहसं च श्रमं मातर्मा कुरुष्व दिन दिने
sādhayituṃ ca tadvairamāgato'smi tavodaram | sāhasaṃ ca śramaṃ mātarmā kuruṣva dina dine
Dan untuk menyelesaikan permusuhan itu, aku telah datang ke dalam rahimmu. Ibu, janganlah melakukan pekerjaan berat dan menyusahkan diri hari demi hari.
Unspecified (a being/child speaking to its mother from within the womb)
Concept: Karmic intentions can persist across births; yet the counsel to avoid rash hardship hints that even dark intentions recognize the power of disciplined restraint.
Application: Avoid impulsive overexertion; practice steadiness and care for the body—especially in vulnerable phases—while examining the motives driving one’s actions.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a dimly glowing womb-space imagined as a crimson lotus chamber, a subtle, luminous child-form speaks with unsettling clarity to his mother. Outside, the mother sits in a quiet inner room, hands on her belly, torn between instinctive care and an inexplicable dread that shadows her breath.","primary_figures":["Unborn child (future Kaṃsa/being with past-life memory)","Mother (unnamed)"],"setting":"Private palace chamber with a curtained bed, oil lamp, and a symbolic inner-vision of the womb as a lotus enclosure","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","lamp-gold","smoky umber","lotus pink","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a split-scene composition—mother seated in a palace chamber with ornate jewelry, one hand on her abdomen; above/within a stylized lotus-womb medallion, the unborn child appears speaking; gold leaf highlights on lamp flame, jewelry, and lotus petals; rich reds and greens, intricate borders with lotus and chakra motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior with delicate textiles and soft shading; the mother’s face shows worry and tenderness; a translucent lotus-shaped aura over her belly reveals the speaking child; cool muted palette with saffron accents, fine brushwork, lyrical quietness despite ominous theme.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: mother in profile with stylized eyes and patterned garments; a circular lotus mandala at the abdomen contains the child figure; bold outlines, flat pigments, strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall symmetry, ornamental floral borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central mother figure framed by lotus vines; the womb-vision rendered as a lotus medallion with the child; decorative borders of tulasi and lotus motifs (symbolic), deep blue background with gold detailing, intricate floral patterns, narrative calm with underlying foreboding."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft lamp crackle","distant palace silence","low drone (tanpura)","subtle heartbeat-like drum"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्वैरमागतोऽस्मि = तत् + वैरम् + आगतः + अस्मि; तवोदरम् = तव + उदरम्; मातर्मा = मातर् + मा.
FAQs
It presents a startling confession—someone claims to have taken birth to fulfill a prior enmity—while also advising the mother not to overstrain herself with daily hardship.
The verse itself does not name the speaker; it reads like a fetal/womb dialogue where an embodied being addresses its mother as “mātar” (O mother).
Even amid intense motives like vengeance, the verse highlights restraint and care: avoid reckless exertion and unnecessary suffering, especially when it harms oneself or others.