Shloka 4

Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue

Devanagari script

वेदव्यासान्मया पुत्र पुराणान्यखिलानि च । तवाख्यातानि प्राप्तानि मुनिभ्यो वद विस्तरात्

Transliteration

vedavyāsānmayā putra purāṇānyakhilāni ca | tavākhyātāni prāptāni munibhyo vada vistarāt

Translation

ହେ ପୁତ୍ର, ବେଦବ୍ୟାସଙ୍କଠାରୁ ମୁଁ ସମସ୍ତ ପୁରାଣ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରିଛି; ଯାହା ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ କହିଥିଲି, ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପାଇ ଏବେ ତୁମେ ସେହି ମୁନିମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହ।

Word by Word

• vedavyāsāt: from Vedavyāsa
• vedavyāsāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda + vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वेदानां व्यासः) (masc abl sg)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instr sg; by me)

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (masc voc sg)

• purāṇāni: Purāṇas
• purāṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (neuter nom/acc pl)

• akhilāni: all, entire
• akhilāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter nom/acc pl; all)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction; and)

• tava: to you/your
• tava: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (gen sg; your/to you)

• ākhyātāni: told, narrated
• ākhyātāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + khyā (धातु) → ākhyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter nom/acc pl; narrated/taught)

• prāptāni: received
• prāptāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + āp (धातु) → prāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter nom/acc pl; obtained/received)

• munibhyaḥ: to the sages
• munibhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन (masc dat pl)

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (loṭ, 2nd sg; speak/tell)

• vistarāt: in detail
• vistarāt: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (ablative used adverbially; in detail)

Speaker

Unspecified (a father/elder addressing his son in a transmission frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: vedavyāsāt mayā = vedavyāsānmayā (t + m → nm sandhi); purāṇāni akhilāni = purāṇānyakhilāni (vowel sandhi); tava ākhyātāni = tavākhyātāni (vowel sandhi).

Characters & Entities

• Vedavyāsa
• muni (sages)

FAQs

What is the main idea of this verse in the Padma Purana?

It emphasizes the lineage of Purāṇic transmission: the speaker received the Purāṇas from Vedavyāsa and urges the son to expound them fully to the assembled sages.

Does this verse describe creation (sṛṣṭi) directly?

Not directly; it sets up the teaching context (who received the Purāṇas and who should explain them), which precedes the creation-related narration typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied here?

The verse highlights responsibility in preserving and transmitting sacred knowledge accurately and comprehensively for the benefit of seekers (the sages).