Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 99
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
अकस्मात्पार्थिवस्यैव कार्ये गन्तुं समुद्यतः । मनसालोचितं तेन प्राणेभ्योपि गरीयसीम्
akasmātpārthivasyaiva kārye gantuṃ samudyataḥ | manasālocitaṃ tena prāṇebhyopi garīyasīm
ଅକସ୍ମାତ୍ ପାର୍ଥିବକାର୍ଯେ ଗନ୍ତୁଂ ସମୁଦ୍ୟତଃ। ମନସାଲୋଚିତଂ ତେନ ପ୍ରାଣେଭ୍ୟୋଽପି ଗରୀୟସୀମ୍॥
Narrator (contextual speaker not explicit from the single verse)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अकस्मात्पार्थिवस्यैव = अकस्मात् + पार्थिवस्य + एव; मनसालोचितं = मनसा + आलोचितम्; प्राणेभ्योपि = प्राणेभ्यः + अपि.
FAQs
It highlights decisive action: one may outwardly proceed on a worldly duty (the king’s errand) while inwardly prioritizing a higher resolve considered more valuable than life.
No. In this standalone verse, no deity or sacred place is explicitly named; it focuses on intent, duty, and the weight of an inner decision.
It suggests that integrity and a deeply held purpose can outweigh even self-preservation, and that one should act promptly when a serious resolve has been formed.