Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 156
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
link to Arjuna/Karna query
कथं मे न भवेदेवमेतद्रूपं जनार्दनम् । किं करोमि महादेव येन मे पूर्विका तनूः
kathaṃ me na bhavedevametadrūpaṃ janārdanam | kiṃ karomi mahādeva yena me pūrvikā tanūḥ
ဇနာရ္ဒနသည် ဤပုံသဏ္ဌာန်ဖြင့် ငါ့အား အဘယ်ကြောင့် မထင်ရှားနိုင်သနည်း။ အို မဟာဒေဝ၊ ငါ၏ ယခင်ခန္ဓာကိုယ် (အခြေအနေ) ပြန်လည်ရရှိစေရန် ငါအဘယ်သို့ ပြုရမည်နည်း။
Unspecified devotee/supplicant addressing Mahādeva (Śiva) (context suggests a dialogue with Śiva)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेदेवम् = भवेत् + एवम्; एवमेतद्रूपम् = एवम् + एतद्रूपम्
FAQs
The speaker longs for a direct vision (darśana) of Janārdana (Viṣṇu) in a specific, tangible form and asks Śiva for the means to regain their prior state or body, implying a return to a condition fit for that vision.
It presents devotion as an intensely personal quest for the Lord’s presence—seeking not abstract knowledge alone but the Lord’s manifest form—while also showing reliance on divine instruction to attain that goal.
It models humility and spiritual accountability: instead of blaming fate, the speaker asks, “What should I do?”—indicating that inner change, disciplined practice, and guidance are necessary for spiritual attainment.