Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 21

The Account of Sukalā and the Greatness of Nārī-tīrtha

Wife-Assisted Śrāddha and Pitṛ-Liberation

Devanagari script

अन्ये च ऋषयः पुण्याः कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि । जन्मजन्मनि देवानां भक्तिमेवं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

anye ca ṛṣayaḥ puṇyāḥ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | janmajanmani devānāṃ bhaktimevaṃ karomyaham

Translation

ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਦਇਆ ਕਰ ਕੇ (ਇਹ ਵਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ): ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮਾਂਤਰ ਮੈਂ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਭਗਤੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਹਾਂ।

Word by Word

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• पुण्याः: holy, virtuous
• पुण्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• कृपाम्: mercy, compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• कृत्वा: having done (shown)
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) 'having done'

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular); उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• उपरि: upon, towards
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अधिकरणार्थक (adverb/postposition: 'upon/over')

• जन्म-जन्मनि: in every birth
• जन्म-जन्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / Kālādhi (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (reduplicative) 'जन्म-जन्मनि' = 'in birth after birth'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular) used adverbially

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (adverb: 'thus/in this way')

• करोमि: I do, I perform
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 60)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ममोपरि = मम + उपरि; भक्तिमेवं = भक्तिम् + एवम्; करोम्यहम् = करोमि + अहम्.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Devas

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It highlights that devotion (bhakti) can be sustained across multiple lifetimes, and that the compassion of sages can inspire or enable such a spiritual orientation.

Who are the key beings referenced in the verse?

The verse mentions holy ṛṣis (sages) who show compassion, and devas (gods) who are the recipients of devotion.

What ethical lesson is implied here?

Cultivating compassion (kṛpā) supports others’ spiritual growth, and steady devotion is presented as a long-term commitment that can extend beyond a single lifetime.