Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 163

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

उपदिष्टोस्मि भवता बालत्वे चावधारितम् । शत्रावपि गृहायाते मास्त्वदेयं तु किंचन

Transliteration

upadiṣṭosmi bhavatā bālatve cāvadhāritam | śatrāvapi gṛhāyāte māstvadeyaṃ tu kiṃcana

Translation

သင်က ကျွန်ုပ်ကို သင်ကြားပေးခဲ့ပြီး၊ ကလေးဘဝကတည်းက ကျွန်ုပ်နားလည်ထားသည်—ရန်သူတောင် အိမ်သို့ ရောက်လာပါစေ၊ ဧည့်သည်အား ပေးသင့်သောအရာကို မည်သို့မျှ မတားဆီးရ။

Word by Word

• उपदिष्टः: instructed
• उपदिष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + दिश् (धातु) → उपदिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अस्मि’ इत्यस्य कर्तृसम्बन्धि-विशेषणम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरार्थे (by you, sir)

• बालत्वे: in childhood
• बालत्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• अवधारितम्: was decided/settled
• अवधारितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + धृ (धातु) → अवधारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘(इदं) अवधारितम्’ (it was determined/settled)

• शत्रौ: when an enemy (is present)
• शत्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक-निपात (even/also)

• गृह: home
• गृह: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘आयाते’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• आयाते: having come
• आयाते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (धातु) → आयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘(शत्रौ) ... आयाते’ = when (the enemy) has come

• मा: do not
• मा: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive ‘do not’)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘मा’ सह निषेध-लोट् (let it not be)

• त्वद्: your
• त्वद्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तव (of you)

• अदेयम्: not to be given
• अदेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदेय (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास: न + देय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (not to be given)

• तु: but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• किञ्चन: anything
• किञ्चन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (anything)

Speaker

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Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: उपदिष्टोस्मि = उपदिष्टः + अस्मि; चावधारितम् = च + अवधारितम्; शत्रावपि = शत्रौ + अपि; मास्त्वदेयं = मा + अस्तु + त्वद् + अदेयम् (सन्धि/समास-सदृश संयोग)।

FAQs

What ethical lesson does this verse teach?

It teaches atithi-dharma: hospitality and generosity should be upheld even toward an enemy who arrives at one’s home.

Does this verse relate to Bhakti or theology directly?

Indirectly: it emphasizes dharma (righteous conduct). In Purāṇic tradition, such conduct is often presented as supportive of spiritual life, even when the verse is not explicitly devotional.

Why is “even an enemy” highlighted here?

It intensifies the teaching by extending moral duty beyond friendly relations—true virtue is tested in difficult circumstances, including hostility.