Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 25
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
कस्मादपि च न त्याज्यः कुष्ठितः क्रुधितोऽपि वा । एवं पुत्राः शुश्रूषंति पितरं मातरं किल
kasmādapi ca na tyājyaḥ kuṣṭhitaḥ krudhito'pi vā | evaṃ putrāḥ śuśrūṣaṃti pitaraṃ mātaraṃ kila
ไม่ว่าด้วยเหตุใดก็ไม่พึงทอดทิ้งบิดามารดา แม้ท่านจะเป็นโรคเรื้อนหรือกำลังพิโรธก็ตาม ดังนี้บุตรทั้งหลายพึงปรนนิบัติรับใช้บิดาและมารดาโดยกตัญญู
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; exact speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: Parents are not to be abandoned under any condition; service to them is a binding dharma for children.
Application: Care for aging parents, maintain support during illness and difficult moods, and treat caregiving as spiritual practice with patience and dignity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A son gently supports an ailing parent, offering water and medicine, while the mother sits nearby, her face lined with worry and gratitude. The scene frames caregiving as sacred—an unglamorous but luminous dharma—where patience becomes worship.","primary_figures":["son (sevak)","father","mother"],"setting":"simple home veranda with a low cot, water pot, medicinal herbs, and a small lamp near a family shrine","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["soft saffron","clay brown","healing green","copper gold","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: filial service scene—son offering water to an infirm father on a cot, mother seated with folded hands; gold leaf accents around the shrine and on ornaments, rich warm tones, ornate border patterns, devotional dignity in posture and symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender caregiving on a veranda, delicate brushwork showing age and emotion, cool balanced palette, detailed textiles, a quiet courtyard beyond, emphasis on compassion and restraint rather than spectacle.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic caregiving tableau with bold outlines, natural pigments; son in attentive stance, parents seated; warm red/yellow/green palette, stylized medicinal plants and lamp, temple-wall compositional clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: narrative panel of pitṛ-mātṛ-sevā framed by lotus borders; deep blue background with gold floral motifs, stylized figures, subtle auspicious symbols (kalasha, lamp), emphasis on dharma as sacred offering."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft conch in distance","temple bells","gentle wind","quiet household ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कस्मादपि = कस्मात् + अपि; क्रुधितोऽपि = क्रुधितः + अपि; शुश्रूषंति normalized to शुश्रूषन्ति.
FAQs
It teaches unwavering duty toward parents: one should not abandon them under any circumstances, even when they are ill (e.g., leprosy) or emotionally difficult (angry).
It presents filial duty as steadfast service (śuśrūṣā)—attentive care and support of both father and mother—independent of their condition or behavior.
No. In this śloka, the focus is moral instruction on family duty, without naming deities or sacred places.