Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 7

The Integrated Dharma-Discipline: Celibacy, Austerity, Charity, Observances, Forgiveness, Purity, Non-violence, Peace, Non-stealing, Self-restraint, and Guru-service

Devanagari script

आचारेण प्रवर्तेत कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । प्राणिनामुपकाराय संस्थितौद्यमावृतः

Transliteration

ācāreṇa pravarteta kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | prāṇināmupakārāya saṃsthitaudyamāvṛtaḥ

Translation

သင့်တော်သော အကျင့်အကြံဖြင့် နေထိုင်၍ ကာမနှင့် ဒေါသကို ပယ်ရှားရမည်။ သတ္တဝါအားလုံး၏ အကျိုးအတွက် ကြိုးပမ်းအားထုတ်မှု၌ တည်ကြည်စွာ အမြဲပါဝင်နေရမည်။

Word by Word

• आचारेण: by (right) conduct
• आचारेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तेत: should act/should proceed
• प्रवर्तेत: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कामक्रोधविवर्जितः: free from desire and anger
• कामक्रोधविवर्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + वि + वर्ज् (धातु) → विवर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (काम-क्रोध-विवर्जितः = ‘devoid of desire and anger’)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• उपकाराय: for the benefit
• उपकाराय: Sampradāna (Purpose/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• संस्थित: steadfast/established
• संस्थित: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (उद्यम-विशेषणरूपेण)

• उद्यम: effort/enterprise
• उद्यम: Karta (Subject; appositional with implied person’s effort)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आवृतः: covered/encircled (i.e., endowed/occupied)
• आवृतः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (gnomic instruction within the narrative context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राणिनामुपकाराय → प्राणिनाम् + उपकाराय; संस्थितौद्यमावृतः → संस्थित + उद्यम + आवृतः (समास/सन्धि-समुच्चय; पदच्छेदः त्रिपदः)

FAQs

What is the central ethical teaching of this verse?

It teaches disciplined conduct (ācāra), freedom from desire and anger, and steadfast effort directed toward the welfare of all living beings.

How does the verse address inner obstacles on the dharmic path?

It identifies kāma (desire) and krodha (anger) as key obstacles and advises living without being driven by them.

What practical guidance does this verse give for daily life?

Maintain good conduct, practice self-restraint, and actively engage in consistent service or beneficial action for others.