Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 23
Inquiry into Sacred Fords and the Merit of Earth-Circumambulation
Narada–Yudhishthira; Entry into the Dilipa–Vasistha Episode
दिलीपोऽहं तु भद्रं ते दासोस्मि तव सुव्रत । तव संदर्शनादेव मुक्तोहं सर्वकिल्बिषैः
dilīpo'haṃ tu bhadraṃ te dāsosmi tava suvrata | tava saṃdarśanādeva muktohaṃ sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
“ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ဒိလီပ ဖြစ်၏။ သင်၌ မင်္ဂလာရှိပါစေ။ အကျင့်သီလကောင်းမြတ်သူရေ၊ ကျွန်ုပ်သည် သင်၏ ကျွန်တော်ဖြစ်၏။ သင်ကို မြင်တွေ့ရုံဖြင့်ပင် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် အပြစ်အကုန်မှ လွတ်မြောက်ခဲ့ပြီ။”
Dilīpa (as stated in the verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दिलीपोऽहं = दिलीपः + अहम्; दासोस्मि = दासः + अस्मि; संदर्शनादेव = संदर्शनात् + एव; मुक्तोहं = मुक्तः + अहम्; सर्वकिल्बिषैः = सर्व + किल्बिषैः
FAQs
It emphasizes the purifying power of darśana (beholding a holy or spiritually elevated person) and the humility of dāsya (servant-attitude) as a devotional posture.
Dilīpa is speaking, addressing a “suvrata” (virtuous one) with reverence, offering blessings and declaring himself a servant, expressing gratitude for spiritual purification.
It models humility, reverence for the virtuous, and faith that proximity to holiness—expressed here as darśana—can transform one’s inner state and remove moral impurity.