Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 19
Prologue to the Śivaśarmā Narrative with the Prahlāda Tradition
Variant-Resolution Frame
सद्भावं चिंतयामास अंजनार्थं द्विजोत्तमाः । उपायं ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठस्तपसस्तेजसः किल
sadbhāvaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa aṃjanārthaṃ dvijottamāḥ | upāyaṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhastapasastejasaḥ kila
ဒွိဇအထွတ်အမြတ်တို့သည် သန့်ရှင်းသောစိတ်ဖြင့် အဉ္ဇန (ကုသရေး မျက်စိဆေး/ဆူမား) ရယူရန် စဉ်းစားကြ၏။ အမှန်တကယ် ထိုဗြာဟ္မဏအထွတ်အမြတ်သည် တပဿာမှ ထွန်းလင်းသောတေဇဖြင့် နည်းလမ်းတစ်ရပ်ကို တီထွင်၏။
Narrator (contextual; verse describes a brāhmaṇa rather than direct speech)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशेषसन्धिः न; पदविभागः स्पष्टः।
FAQs
It presents a virtuous brāhmaṇa using noble intention and the spiritual power gained through austerity (tapas) to find an effective means to obtain a needed remedy (añjana).
It implies the inner radiance and potency generated by disciplined austerity—often portrayed as a force that enables insight, accomplishment, or extraordinary results aligned with dharma.
Right intention (sadbhāva) combined with disciplined effort (tapas) should guide one’s pursuit of practical goals, implying that means and motives matter, not only outcomes.