Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 64

Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment

Devanagari script

सत्येन धर्मपुण्यैश्च दानैर्नियमसंयमैः । अश्वमेधादिभिर्यज्ञैस्तीर्थैः संयमनैस्तथा

Transliteration

satyena dharmapuṇyaiśca dānairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ | aśvamedhādibhiryajñaistīrthaiḥ saṃyamanaistathā

Translation

ସତ୍ୟ, ଧର୍ମ-ପୁଣ୍ୟକର୍ମ, ଦାନ, ବ୍ରତ ଓ ସଂଯମ ଦ୍ୱାରା; ଅଶ୍ୱମେଧାଦି ଯଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା; ତୀର୍ଥସେବନ ଏବଂ ନିୟମ-ସଂଯମ ତପ ଦ୍ୱାରା—ଇଷ୍ଟ ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ପୁଣ୍ୟଫଳ ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• satyena: by truth
• satyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā Ekavacana

• dharma-puṇyaiḥ: by righteousness and merit
• dharma-puṇyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; dvandva: 'dharmaś ca puṇyaṃ ca'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• dānaiḥ: by gifts, charity
• dānaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana

• niyama-saṃyamaiḥ: by observances and self-restraints
• niyama-saṃyamaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; dvandva: 'niyamaś ca saṃyamaś ca' (observances and restraints)

• aśvamedha-ādibhiḥ: by (rites) such as the Aśvamedha
• aśvamedha-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'aśvamedhaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām' (ādi in sense of 'etc.')

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana

• tīrthaiḥ: by sacred places (pilgrimages)
• tīrthaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana

• saṃyamanaiḥ: by disciplines/restraints
• saṃyamanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; 'means of restraint/discipline'

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb/प्रकार) meaning 'thus/also'

Speaker

Unspecified (verse excerpt; speaker not identifiable from the single shloka alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: dharmapuṇyaiśca = dharma-puṇyaiḥ + ca; dānairniyamasaṃyamaiḥ = dānaiḥ + niyama-saṃyamaiḥ; aśvamedhādibhiryajñais = aśvamedha-ādibhiḥ + yajñaiḥ.

FAQs

What practices are listed in this verse as sources of spiritual merit?

It enumerates truthfulness, righteous/meritorious conduct, charity, vows and self-restraint, major sacrifices like the Aśvamedha, pilgrimage to tīrthas, and other disciplines of restraint.

Does the verse privilege ritual sacrifice over ethical conduct?

No. The verse places ethical virtues (truth, dharma, charity, restraint) alongside ritual means (yajñas) and tīrtha pilgrimage, presenting a broad dharmic spectrum rather than a single exclusive path.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here in simple terms?

Spiritual progress is supported by both inner integrity (truth and self-control) and outward dharmic action (charity, vows, sacred rites, and pilgrimage).