Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 11
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तः कश्चित्सिद्धः समागतः । मम पित्रा तथा तेन ह्युत्थाय वेदशर्मणा
etasminnaṃtare prāptaḥ kaścitsiddhaḥ samāgataḥ | mama pitrā tathā tena hyutthāya vedaśarmaṇā
ထိုအချိန်အတွင်း စိဒ္ဓတစ်ပါးသည် ထိုနေရာသို့ ရောက်လာ၏။ အဖေကျွန်ုပ်နှင့် ဝေဒရှရ္မန်လည်း လေးစားကာ ထရပ်လျက် ကြိုဆိုကြ၏။
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एतस्मिन्नंतरे = एतस्मिन् + अन्तरे; कश्चित्सिद्धः = कश्चित् + सिद्धः; ह्युत्थाय = हि + उत्थाय.
FAQs
The verse refers generically to a ‘Siddha’—a spiritually accomplished being—without naming him here; identification depends on the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 14.
Rising to greet an arriving holy person is a conventional sign of reverence (satkāra) in Dharma literature, indicating honor toward spiritual attainment.
It highlights respectful conduct toward realized or virtuous visitors—promptness in honoring the worthy and observing proper etiquette.