Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 16
The Episode Leading to Vena: Aṅga Learns the Cause of Indra’s Sovereignty
तस्मात्प्राप्स्यसि सर्वं त्वं यद्यदिच्छसि नंदन
tasmātprāpsyasi sarvaṃ tvaṃ yadyadicchasi naṃdana
కాబట్టి, ఓ నందన, నీవు ఏది ఏది కోరుకుంటావో అది అంతా నీవు పొందుతావు.
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Concept: By taking refuge in Govinda’s worship, one gains fulfillment of rightful desires.
Application: Align desires with dharma, then pursue them with prayer, gratitude, and ethical effort; treat outcomes as prasāda.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात् + प्राप्स्यसि → तस्मात्प्राप्स्यसि; यत् + यत् + इच्छसि → यद्यदिच्छसि (यत्-यत् इति पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धः); नंदन = नन्दन (अनुस्वार/नकार-लेखनभेदः)
FAQs
It conveys a confident assurance of fruition: the addressed person will attain whatever they desire, implying the certainty of results due to a prior cause (such as merit, devotion, or a promised boon).
“Tasmāt” signals that this promise is grounded in an earlier reason given in the surrounding verses—typically a justification such as tapas, dharma, devotion, or a granted boon.
Desires bear fruit when aligned with a valid cause—right effort, righteousness, or divine grace—suggesting that outcomes are not random but connected to conduct and prior commitments.