Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 37

Manifestation of the Śrī Vāsudeva Hymn in the Glory of Guru-tīrtha

Cyavana Narrative within the Vena Episode

Devanagari script

श्रोष्याम्यहं यदा भद्र गतिं स्वां प्राप्नुयां तदा । पुण्यात्मना भाषितं वै मुनिना संयतात्मना

Transliteration

śroṣyāmyahaṃ yadā bhadra gatiṃ svāṃ prāpnuyāṃ tadā | puṇyātmanā bhāṣitaṃ vai muninā saṃyatātmanā

Translation

ਹੇ ਭਦ੍ਰ ਪੁਰਖ, ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਿਯਤ ਗਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ, ਤਦ ਮੈਂ ਨਿਸਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਉਸ ਬਚਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਾਂਗਾ ਜੋ ਪੁੰਨਿਆਤਮਾ, ਇੰਦ੍ਰਿਯ-ਸੰਯਮੀ ਮੁਨੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• श्रोष्यामि: I will hear
• श्रोष्यामि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla-sambandha (Temporal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धक (relative adverb: when)

• भद्र: O good one
• भद्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• गतिम्: state/goal/path
• गतिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वाम्: one’s own
• स्वाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गति-विशेषण

• प्राप्नुयाम्: may I attain
• प्राप्नुयाम्: Kriyā (Subordinate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदा-शब्दः (then)

• पुण्यात्मना: by the virtuous-souled one
• पुण्यात्मना: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः

• भाषितम्: spoken
• भाषितम्: Kriyā (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु) → भाषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• संयतात्मना: by the self-controlled (one)
• संयतात्मना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयतात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; संयत + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; मुनि-विशेषण; कर्मधारय-समासः

Speaker

Unspecified (speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रोष्यामि + अहम् → श्रोष्याम्यहम्

FAQs

What does this verse convey about spiritual readiness?

It suggests that truly receiving a sage’s teaching is linked with reaching one’s proper spiritual state or maturity—hearing becomes meaningful when one is inwardly prepared.

Why is the sage described as puṇyātman and saṃyatātman?

These epithets establish the authority of the instruction: the speaker emphasizes that the teaching comes from a morally pure (puṇyātman) and disciplined (saṃyatātman) seer.

What ethical lesson is implied in this line?

It highlights reverence for disciplined wisdom and implies that self-restraint and virtue are prerequisites for understanding and benefiting from sacred discourse.