Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 119
The Marks of Merit and the Destinies of Beings
Divine vs Demonic Traits
संध्यायां च कलेरेव सर्वपादं च संकुलम् । देवादीनां भवेज्जातं भारतं यत्प्रवर्तितम्
saṃdhyāyāṃ ca kalereva sarvapādaṃ ca saṃkulam | devādīnāṃ bhavejjātaṃ bhārataṃ yatpravartitam
கலியுகத்தின் சந்திக்காலத்தில், எல்லாப் பாதங்களும் குழப்பமடைந்து கலங்கும் போது, அப்போது இயக்கப்பட்ட ‘பாரதம்’ தேவர்கள் முதலிய தெய்வீகர்களிடமிருந்து தோன்றியது எனப் புகழ்பெறும்.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from Adhyaya 76 framing dialogue).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कलेरेव = कलेः + एव; भवेज्जातं = भवेत् + जातम् (त् + ज → ज्ज); यत्प्रवर्तितम् = यत् + प्रवर्तितम्.
FAQs
It indicates a liminal, declining phase of Kali-yuga when social and moral order becomes increasingly mixed and unclear, making guidance through authoritative texts more necessary.
In times of confusion, tradition often emphasizes the sacred authority of foundational texts; the verse suggests that the Bhārata’s status is elevated as a divinely sourced guide for dharma amid disorder.
When society becomes morally and intellectually “mixed,” one should rely on time-tested dharmic sources and disciplined discernment rather than following confusion and factional opinions.