Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 26
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
नश्यंति तूरगैर्दष्टा मनुष्याः पशवस्तथा । यस्मान्मत्प्रभवान्नित्यं क्षयं नयथ मानुषान्
naśyaṃti tūragairdaṣṭā manuṣyāḥ paśavastathā | yasmānmatprabhavānnityaṃ kṣayaṃ nayatha mānuṣān
ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਡੱਸਣ ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਪਸ਼ੂ ਵੀ ਨਾਸ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਦਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੋ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਵੱਲ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹੋ।
Uncertain (context not provided; likely a deity/authority addressing destructive beings or forces)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तूरगैर्दष्टा = तूरगैः + दष्टाः; यस्मान्मत्प्रभवान्नित्यं = यस्मात् + मत्प्रभवात् + नित्यम् (with assimilation).
FAQs
It links a cause of death (being bitten) with a broader principle of destruction, portraying certain beings/forces as instruments that bring humans toward decline.
Implicitly, it highlights the reality of vulnerability and mortality, urging attentiveness to harmful causes and the inevitability of decay within embodied life.
From this single verse alone the speaker cannot be identified with certainty; the surrounding verses in Adhyaya 31 are needed to confirm the dialogue frame (e.g., which sage/deity is addressing whom).