Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 14
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
स्वमार्गे संस्थिता पाप मायया परिनाशिता । तस्मात्त्वामप्यहं दुष्ट आधक्ष्यामि न संशयः
svamārge saṃsthitā pāpa māyayā parināśitā | tasmāttvāmapyahaṃ duṣṭa ādhakṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
ఓ పాపీ! నీవు నీ మార్గంలో నిలిచినప్పటికీ మాయవల్ల నశించిపోయావు. కాబట్టి, ఓ దుష్టుడా, నిన్ను కూడా నేను నిశ్చయంగా సంహరిస్తాను—సందేహం లేదు.
Unspecified (context needed to identify the speaker within the dialogue)
Concept: Māyā (delusion) can ruin one even when one believes oneself established in a path; adharma invites decisive consequence.
Application: Do not rely on self-justifying narratives; examine whether your 'path' is truly dharmic, and seek clarity through satsanga and devotion.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: forest
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: svamārge→sva + mārge; tasmāttvāmapyahaṃ→tasmāt + tvām + api + aham; ādhakṣyāmi taken as future of √dah/√dhakṣ with ā-; duṣṭa is vocative.
FAQs
It warns that even someone who seems established in their chosen course can be destroyed by māyā (delusion), and it frames a consequence—punitive action against wrongdoing.
Māyā is presented as the force of delusion that leads to ruin (parināśa), implying that moral and spiritual clarity is essential to avoid downfall.
Wrongdoing and wicked intent invite inevitable consequences; the verse emphasizes accountability and the certainty of retribution for adharmic conduct.