Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 10
Narada Consoles King Āyu: Prophecy of the Son’s Return and Future Sovereignty
येनाप्यसौ हृतः पुत्रः सगुणो मे वरानने । शिरस्तस्य गृहीत्वा तु पुनरेवागमिष्यति
yenāpyasau hṛtaḥ putraḥ saguṇo me varānane | śirastasya gṛhītvā tu punarevāgamiṣyati
โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม ผู้ใดก็ตามที่ลักพาโอรสผู้มีคุณธรรมของเราไป ครั้นเอาศีรษะของเขาไปแล้ว ผู้นั้นจักกลับมาอีกครั้ง
Uncertain from single-verse context (appears to be a male speaker addressing a woman: “varānane”).
Concept: Adharma (child-abduction/violence) triggers inevitable consequence; the verse expresses a karmic-justice intuition, though voiced through human anger.
Application: When wronged, seek justice without losing moral center; channel anger into protective, lawful action and prayer rather than cruelty.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a dim palace chamber, a distraught father (or guardian) speaks to a fair-faced woman, his eyes blazing with grief and fury. In the background, a shadowy silhouette of the kidnapper retreats into darkness, while a foreboding vision hints at the kidnapper’s return bearing the severed head—an ominous, morally charged tableau of adharma and consequence.","primary_figures":["Male speaker (father/king figure)","Woman addressed as varānane (queen/consort)","Shadowy abductor (implied)"],"setting":"Inner palace at night with disturbed lamps, scattered garlands, and an open doorway leading into darkness.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","blood red","ashen gray","brass gold","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic palace interior at night; the enraged father-figure speaks to the queen, gold leaf highlighting jewelry and lamp flames; a dark doorway shows the abductor’s silhouette; intense reds and deep blues, embossed borders, expressive faces, traditional iconography adapted for a tense narrative scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: nocturnal chamber with cool blues and silvery moonlight; the couple in the foreground—his posture tense, her face stricken; the abductor suggested as a minimal dark figure beyond an archway; delicate brushwork, restrained gore implied symbolically (a red cloth, a fallen garland) rather than explicit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and heightened expressions; the male figure’s raudra stance contrasted with the woman’s karuṇa gaze; stylized night palette with strong reds/yellows/greens; symbolic depiction of threat via a dark portal and ominous motifs (serpent-like border patterns).","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel framed by dense floral borders; central figures in expressive poses; the ominous act represented allegorically—wilted lotuses, a broken garland, dark cloud motifs—deep indigo ground with gold highlights, maintaining devotional aesthetics while conveying crisis."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["thunder (distant)","urgent mridangam strokes","palace door creak","sharp silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: येनाप्यसौ = येन + अपि + असौ; शिरस्तस्य = शिरः + तस्य; पुनरेवागमिष्यति = पुनः + एव + आगमिष्यति.
FAQs
From this verse alone it cannot be identified with certainty; it is a male speaker addressing a woman (“varānane”). The surrounding verses of Adhyaya 107 are needed to confirm the dialogue pair.
It expresses grief and resolve: the speaker says his virtuous son has been abducted, and that the abductor—after taking the son’s head—will return again.
The verse highlights the destructive consequences of violence and abduction, and it frames wrongdoing as something that leads to further confrontation or inevitable return (the culprit “will return again”).