Padma Purana — Patala Khanda, Shloka 11
Instruction to the Brahmin
The Greatness of Piṇḍa and Prasāda on Mount Nīla
किराता ऊचुः । शृणु ब्राह्मण वृत्तांतमस्माकं पृथुकः शिशुः । नित्यं जंबूफलादीनि भक्षयन्क्रीडया चरन्
kirātā ūcuḥ | śṛṇu brāhmaṇa vṛttāṃtamasmākaṃ pṛthukaḥ śiśuḥ | nityaṃ jaṃbūphalādīni bhakṣayankrīḍayā caran
ਕਿਰਾਤਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਸਾਡਾ ਵਰਤਾਂਤ ਸੁਣੋ। ਸਾਡਾ ਨਿੱਕਾ ਬੱਚਾ ਪૃਥੁਕ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਫਿਰਦਾ ਜੰਬੂ ਫਲ ਆਦਿ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਸੀ।”
Kirātas
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वृत्तांतमस्माकं → वृत्तान्तम् + अस्माकम्; भक्षयन्क्रीडया → भक्षयन् + क्रीडया.
FAQs
The speakers are the Kirātas, addressing a brāhmaṇa and introducing a narrative about their child Pṛthuka.
It asks the brāhmaṇa to listen to their account: their child Pṛthuka would daily roam about playfully while eating jambu fruits and other fruits.
It sets a narrative tone focused on ordinary conduct and its consequences—beginning with an innocent description of a child’s daily habits before the story develops.