Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 35
The Teaching on Śiva-Dharma and the Supremacy of Food-Giving
within the Pitṛtīrtha–Yayāti Episode
एवं विष्णुप्रभावेण विशिष्टेनापि कर्मणा । नरः स्थानमवाप्येतदेशभावानुरूपतः
evaṃ viṣṇuprabhāveṇa viśiṣṭenāpi karmaṇā | naraḥ sthānamavāpyetadeśabhāvānurūpataḥ
ဤသို့ ဗိဿဏု၏ အာနုဘော်တန်ခိုးကြောင့်—ထို့ပြင် ထူးခြားသော ကုသိုလ်ကောင်းကင်္မများကြောင့်လည်း—လူသည် မိမိနေထိုင်ရာ ဒေသအရ ပုံဖော်လာသော သဘောသဘာဝနှင့် စိတ်နေစိတ်ထားအတိုင်း သင့်လျော်သော အနေအထား (နေရာ) ကို ရရှိသည်။
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विशिष्टेनापि = विशिष्टेन + अपि; स्थानमवाप्य = स्थानम् + अवाप्य; अवाप्येतत = अवाप्य + एतत् (पदच्छेदार्थं पृथक् दर्शितम्); देशभावानुरूपतः = देश-भाव-अनुरूपतः (समास + तसिल् अव्यय).
FAQs
It links attainment to “deśa-bhāva”—the disposition associated with a region—implying that sacred or character-forming environments shape one’s inner tendencies and thus one’s results.
It presents attainment as occurring through Viṣṇu’s overarching influence while still acknowledging the efficacy of “viśiṣṭa karma” (excellent deeds), integrating grace/order with ethical action.
Choose environments and actions that cultivate sattvic qualities: place, habits, and conduct together condition one’s disposition and therefore one’s eventual spiritual or worldly station.