Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 52
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
यथायथा कृता भूमौ यज्ञा दानं तपश्च ते । तथातथा स्वर्गभोगाः प्रार्थयंते नरेश्वर
yathāyathā kṛtā bhūmau yajñā dānaṃ tapaśca te | tathātathā svargabhogāḥ prārthayaṃte nareśvara
အို နရေရှဝရ၊ မြေပြင်၌ သင်ပြုခဲ့သော ယဇ္ဉာ၊ ဒါန၊ တပသ်တို့၏ ပမာဏအတိုင်းပင် စွဝဂ္ဂဘောဂများကို ဆုတောင်း၍ ရရှိကြသည်။
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 64; vocative suggests a sage addressing a king)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तपश्च = तपः + च (visarga sandhi). कृताः taken as masculine plural agreeing with यज्ञाः (common reading; if कृताः is read as कृतं, analysis changes).
FAQs
It teaches proportionality of karmic results: the fruits experienced in heaven correspond to the degree of sacrifice (yajña), charity (dāna), and austerity (tapas) performed on earth.
It explicitly includes dāna (charitable giving) and tapas (self-discipline) alongside yajña, indicating a broader ethic of generosity and restraint, not ritual alone.
Actions have consequences: sustained generosity, disciplined living, and purposeful offerings shape the quality of one’s future experience—framed here as heavenly enjoyment.