Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13

Fruits of Occasional (Festival-Specific) Charity — The Vena Episode

Devanagari script

विपुलाश्चैव जायंते स्फीता लक्ष्मीर्महामते । सौख्यं च लभते पुण्यं धर्मवान्परिजायते

Transliteration

vipulāścaiva jāyaṃte sphītā lakṣmīrmahāmate | saukhyaṃ ca labhate puṇyaṃ dharmavānparijāyate

Translation

И воистину возникают обильные блага; процветают достаток и удача, о мудрый. Достигаются счастье и заслуга, и в таком роду рождается праведный человек.

Word by Word

• विपुलाः: abundant, many
• विपुलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

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

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जायन्ते: are born, arise
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्फीता: prosperous, increased
• स्फीता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लक्ष्मीः: fortune, prosperity
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (महान् + मति), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सौख्यम्: happiness, comfort
• सौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धर्मवान्: righteous, possessing dharma
• धर्मवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परिजायते: is born (as), comes into being
• परिजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: परि-

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 40).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विपुलाः + च + एव → विपुलाश्चैव; लक्ष्मीः + महामते → लक्ष्मीर्महामते (विसर्ग-रेफ); धर्मवान् + परिजायते → धर्मवान्परिजायते (न् + प् संधि)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse in Padma Purana (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 40.13)?

It teaches that dharmic conduct yields tangible and intangible fruits: flourishing prosperity (lakṣmī), happiness (saukhyam), and spiritual merit (puṇya), and it supports the birth and continuity of righteous character (dharmavān).

Does this verse connect prosperity (lakṣmī) with morality (dharma)?

Yes. The verse explicitly places thriving fortune (sphītā lakṣmīḥ) alongside merit (puṇya) and righteousness (dharmavān), presenting prosperity as a dharmic outcome rather than mere chance.

What ethical lesson can a reader apply from this shloka?

The ethical lesson is to prioritize dharma: righteous choices cultivate well-being, generate merit, and shape personal and familial character over time—creating a life marked by happiness and stability.