Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 57
The Story of Sudevā and Śivaśarman (within the Sukalā Narrative): Pride, Neglect, and Household Discipline
निरंकुशा कृता गेहे तेन नष्टा महामते । तावद्धि धारयेत्कन्यां गृहे कांतवचः शृणु
niraṃkuśā kṛtā gehe tena naṣṭā mahāmate | tāvaddhi dhārayetkanyāṃ gṛhe kāṃtavacaḥ śṛṇu
गेहे निरङ्कुशा कृता तेन नष्टा महामते। तावद्धि धारयेत्कन्यां गृहे—कान्तवचः शृणु॥
Unspecified (didactic narrator addressing a listener as 'mahāmate')
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धारयेत्कन्यां = धारयेत् + कन्याम्; कांतवचः = कान्तवचः; (IAST kāṃtavacaḥ) treated as kānta-vacaḥ; no further sandhi.
FAQs
It teaches the importance of restraint and careful guardianship within household life, warning that lack of guidance can lead to harm.
This verse reads primarily as nīti (moral/social instruction) within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa rather than a specifically devotional or theological exposition.
The verse itself does not name the speaker; it is presented as counsel addressed to someone called 'mahāmate' ('O great-minded one'), so the precise dialogue pair cannot be confirmed from this single shloka alone.