Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 49
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
भर्तुर्गेहादहं पित्रा क्वास्ते तत्र च पातकम् । नैव कामान्न लोभाच्च न मोहान्न च मत्सरात्
bharturgehādahaṃ pitrā kvāste tatra ca pātakam | naiva kāmānna lobhācca na mohānna ca matsarāt
నన్ను నా తండ్రి భర్త ఇంటి నుండి తీసుకువచ్చాడు—అందులో నా పాపం ఏముంది? అది కామంతో కాదు, లోభంతో కాదు, మోహంతో కాదు, మత్సరంతో కూడా కాదు।
Unspecified (a woman defending her innocence in a dialogue context)
Concept: Moral responsibility depends on intention and agency; coerced or duty-bound movement is not ‘sin’ when free of desire, greed, delusion, and envy.
Application: When accused unfairly, respond with calm analysis of motives and facts; cultivate inner purity by watching the four drivers named here.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: भर्तुर्गेहादहं = भर्तुः + गेहात् + अहम्; क्वास्ते = क्व + अस्ते; नैव = न + एव; कामान्न = कामात् + न; लोभाच्च = लोभात् + च; मोहान्न = मोहात् + न.
FAQs
It argues that moral blame (pātaka) depends on intention: the speaker denies acting from desire, greed, delusion, or jealousy, implying the act should not be judged as sinful.
They function as a diagnostic set of inner motives that commonly drive unethical actions; denying them frames the act as compelled or duty-based rather than vice-driven.
It reflects a recurring Dharmic principle: assessing conduct requires examining context and inner motive, not merely the outward event.