Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 22
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
उज्ज्वल उवाच । दिव्या देव्यास्त्वया ख्यातं यत्पूर्वं पूर्वचेष्टितम् । तथा पापं कृतं घोरं गृहभंगाख्यमेव च
ujjvala uvāca | divyā devyāstvayā khyātaṃ yatpūrvaṃ pūrvaceṣṭitam | tathā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ ghoraṃ gṛhabhaṃgākhyameva ca
ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଦେବୀ, ତୁମେ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ତୁମ ପୂର୍ବଚେଷ୍ଟା କଥା କହିଛ; ଏବଂ ‘ଗୃହଭଙ୍ଗ’ ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ ସେଇ ଘୋର ପାପକର୍ମ ବିଷୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ କହିଛ।
Ujjvala
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: देव्यास्त्वया = देव्याः + त्वया, यत्पूर्वम् = यत् + पूर्वम्, गृहभंगाख्यम् = गृहभङ्ग + आख्यम् (समास/सन्धि)
FAQs
The speaker is Ujjvala, addressing a “divine lady” (devī), indicating an ongoing dialogue where she has been narrating past events.
Literally “breaking a house/household,” it denotes a grave wrongdoing associated with disrupting or ruining a household (family life), treated here as a “dreadful sin” (ghora pāpa).
The verse frames certain acts—especially those that destroy domestic stability—as serious moral transgressions, highlighting accountability for past actions and their consequences.