Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 42
The Vena Episode and the Sukalā Narrative: The Speaking Sow, Pulastya’s Curse, and Indra’s Appeal
चिंतयामास मेधावी किं कृत्वा सुकृतं भवेत् । क्षमां कृत्वा जगामाथ अन्यत्स्थानं द्विजोत्तमः
ciṃtayāmāsa medhāvī kiṃ kṛtvā sukṛtaṃ bhavet | kṣamāṃ kṛtvā jagāmātha anyatsthānaṃ dvijottamaḥ
Мудрый брахман размышлял: «Каким деянием рождается заслуга?» Затем, даровав прощение, лучший из дважды-рождённых отправился в иное место.
Narrator (contextual voice of the Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue pair not explicit from this single verse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जगामाथ = जगाम + अथ (a + a → ā); अन्यत्स्थानम् = अन्यत् + स्थानम् (t + s → ts).
FAQs
It presents kṣamā (forgiveness/forbearance) as a deliberate dharmic response and links inner reflection on right action with the pursuit of sukṛta (merit).
Sukṛta is implied as merit gained through dharmic conduct—here, especially through the act of forgiving and choosing a non-escalatory path.
The movement suggests renunciation of conflict and attachment to the immediate situation—choosing peace and dharma over continued engagement in a potentially harmful context.