Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 47
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
सूचीभिरग्निवर्णाभिर्भिन्नगात्रो निरंतरम् । यद्दुःखं जायते तस्य तद्गर्भेष्टगुणं भवेत्
sūcībhiragnivarṇābhirbhinnagātro niraṃtaram | yadduḥkhaṃ jāyate tasya tadgarbheṣṭaguṇaṃ bhavet
அக்னிவண்ண ஊசிபோன்ற கூர்முனைகளால் இடையறாது குத்தப்பட்ட அவனுடைய அங்கங்களில் எழும் துன்பம், கர்ப்பத்தில் எட்டுமடங்காகிறது।
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Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सूचीभिरग्निवर्णाभिः = सूचीभिः + अग्निवर्णाभिः; वर्णाभिर्भिन्नगात्रः = वर्णाभिः + भिन्नगात्रः; यद्दुःखं = यत् + दुःखम्; तद्गर्भेष्टगुणं = तत् + गर्भेष्टगुणम्
FAQs
It stresses that the pain caused by relentless piercing torment is magnified—described as becoming eightfold—when experienced in the womb, emphasizing the severity of karmic consequences and embodied suffering.
It is a traditional intensifier indicating greatly increased suffering during gestation (garbhavāsa), underscoring the Purāṇic theme that certain pains are amplified in constrained, embodied states.
No. This śloka focuses on the description of suffering and its magnification in the womb, without naming deities, places, or ritual prescriptions in the given line.