Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140
The Glory of Dhātrī (Āmalakī) and Tulasī: Ekādaśī Observance and Protection from Preta States
न तस्य व्याधयः पुत्र मूर्खत्वं न कदाचन । सर्वदा जयमाप्नोति न गच्छेत्स पराजयं
na tasya vyādhayaḥ putra mūrkhatvaṃ na kadācana | sarvadā jayamāpnoti na gacchetsa parājayaṃ
ఓ కుమారా, అతనికి వ్యాధులు ఎప్పుడూ కలగవు, మూర్ఖత్వం కూడా ఎప్పటికీ రాదు; అతడు సదా జయాన్ని పొందుతాడు, పరాజయాన్ని పొందడు।
Unspecified (context needed within Adhyaya 60 for precise attribution)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: jayam āpnoti → jayamāpnoti; gacchet saḥ → gacchet saḥ (written gacchetsa); no major internal compounds.
FAQs
It promises protection from illness and foolishness, along with consistent success—victory without defeat—for the person being described.
Not directly in this standalone line; it reads like a phala-shruti (statement of benefits). The specific practice (e.g., vrata, stotra, tirtha-observance, or worship) requires the surrounding verses of Adhyaya 60.
The verse implies that right conduct and/or devoted observance (as defined in the surrounding passage) yields clarity of mind (absence of mūrkhatva) and resilience (freedom from vyādhi), leading to success in life’s struggles.