Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 188
Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa
link to Arjuna/Karna query
ते मृता हंसयानेन दिवं यांत्यकुतोभयाः । पंचक्रोशप्रमाणेन क्षेत्रं दत्तं मया तव
te mṛtā haṃsayānena divaṃ yāṃtyakutobhayāḥ | paṃcakrośapramāṇena kṣetraṃ dattaṃ mayā tava
ਉੱਥੇ ਮਰ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਹੰਸ-ਵਾਹਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਵਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਚੌਹੀਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਨਿਡਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ। ਪੰਜ ਕਰੋਸ਼ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਮਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ।
Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker in Adhyaya 14)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यांत्यकुतोभयाः = यान्ति + अकुतोभयाः (इ/अ संधि); पंचक्रोशप्रमाणेन = पञ्च + क्रोश + प्रमाणेन (समास); दत्तं मया = दत्तम् + मया (म् + म्)।
FAQs
It frames holiness in measurable space: a kṣetra defined as five krośas, suggesting that sacred power is mapped onto a specific, bounded landscape (kṣetra-mahātmya style).
By presenting the kṣetra as a divinely granted refuge whose association removes fear and leads to heavenly ascent, it promotes devotional trust in sacred places and divine grace rather than mere material security.
It implies that honoring and preserving divinely sanctioned sacred spaces—and approaching them with faith—yields protection (fearlessness) and auspicious destiny, encouraging reverence and responsible stewardship.