Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 12
Nahusha’s Challenge to Hunda and the Mustering of Battle
योहमादौ हृतो बालस्त्वया यः सूतिकागृहात् । दास्या अपि करे दत्तः सूदस्यापि दुरात्मना
yohamādau hṛto bālastvayā yaḥ sūtikāgṛhāt | dāsyā api kare dattaḥ sūdasyāpi durātmanā
เรานี่แหละคือเด็กคนเดิมที่เจ้าลักพาไปแต่แรกจากเรือนอยู่ไฟ; แล้วคนชั่วผู้นั้นก็ส่งเราต่อให้ถึงมือหญิงทาสรับใช้ แม้กระทั่งถึงมือพ่อครัวด้วย
Unclear from the single-verse excerpt (context needed to identify the named speaker reliably).
Concept: Adharma is marked not only by violence but by degradation—reducing a noble child to servitude; dharma demands accountability and restoration of dignity.
Application: Recognize and name injustice clearly; protect the vulnerable; do not normalize exploitation—work for restoration with lawful strength and spiritual grounding.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a dim, incense-scented birth-chamber, a newborn’s cradle and protective amulets lie overturned as a sinister figure carries the child away. In a second visual layer (or background vignette), the same child is shown older, pushed into menial service beside a kitchen hearth, eyes burning with remembered injustice.","primary_figures":["the abducted child (later speaker)","the abductor (you)","a maidservant (dāsī)","a cook (sūda)"],"setting":"Interior domestic space: sūtikā-gṛha with ritual threads and lamps; adjoining palace kitchen with clay hearth, pots, and smoke.","lighting_mood":"smoky interior with stark chiaroscuro","color_palette":["lamp gold","soot black","clay brown","blood red","pale linen"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split-scene composition—upper panel birth-chamber with gold-leaf lamps and protective charms, abductor lifting the child; lower panel kitchen with ornate vessels highlighted in gold, the child in simple cloth beside a hearth; rich maroons and greens, heavy jewelry on the villain, sacred domestic motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior rendered with fine lines; delicate textiles, cradle details, and kitchen utensils; the child’s expressive eyes convey sorrow turning to resolve; muted earth tones with precise ornamentation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized interior architecture; the abduction shown as a dramatic diagonal movement; kitchen hearth as a symbolic red-orange block; faces with large eyes emphasizing pathos and anger.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panels framed by floral borders; include symbolic lotuses and protective motifs; deep indigo background, gold highlights on lamps; peacocks perched on rafters as silent witnesses, emphasizing the moral universe observing adharma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["low drone","distant crying hush","kitchen fire crackle","single bell strike"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योहमादौ = यः + अहम् + आदौ; बालस्त्वया = बालः + त्वया; सूतिकागृहात् = सूतिका + गृहात् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभाव); सूदस्यापि = सूदस्य + अपि
FAQs
The verse recounts a child being abducted from the maternity chamber and then passed along into servile custody—first to a maidservant and even to a cook—by a morally corrupt person.
It condemns exploitation and human trafficking-like wrongdoing: abusing vulnerability (a newborn/child) and treating a person as property to be handed over at will.
From this isolated shloka alone, the speaker cannot be identified with confidence. The speaker is someone identifying themself as the child who was abducted; the surrounding verses are required to name the characters.