Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 43
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
निःशंका वर्त्तसे चापि प्रमत्ता गिरिकानने । मया त्वं साधिता पापा दंडेन महता शृणु
niḥśaṃkā varttase cāpi pramattā girikānane | mayā tvaṃ sādhitā pāpā daṃḍena mahatā śṛṇu
เจ้าพเนจรอย่างไร้ความหวาดหวั่น ด้วยความประมาทในป่าภูผา. แต่บัดนี้ เราได้ปราบเจ้าแล้ว นางผู้มีบาป ด้วยมหาทัณฑ์—จงฟัง!
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (speaker not identifiable without surrounding verses).
Concept: Reckless, fear-free indulgence in adharma invites inevitable restraint and consequence; moral law ‘subdues’ the heedless.
Application: Do not mistake lack of immediate consequences for moral safety; cultivate self-restraint and accountability before life imposes harsher correction.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a rugged mountain forest, the admonisher stands firm like a pillar of law while the reckless woman is halted mid-stride, her confidence breaking. The scene feels like a sudden arrest of motion—leaves swirl, a cliff-face looms, and the air tightens as punishment is declared.","primary_figures":["Dharma-admonisher (sage/guardian figure)","Reckless woman (accused)"],"setting":"Mountain forest with rocky outcrops, narrow trail, and dense trees; hints of a ravine to suggest danger and moral precipice.","lighting_mood":"storm-brewing gloom with sharp highlights","color_palette":["slate grey","pine green","rust brown","ashen white","burnished gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic confrontation in a stylized mountain forest framed by ornate arches, the admonisher commanding with daṇḍa-like authority, gold leaf emphasizing the ‘great punishment’ motif, rich reds/greens, heavy jewelry on the woman rendered with gold embossing, intense expressions, traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a winding Himalayan-like forest path with cliffs, delicate foliage, the admonisher pointing as the woman pauses in startled defiance, cool mountain palette, lyrical landscape depth, refined faces showing fear and sternness, subtle narrative motion in swirling leaves.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized trees and rocks, the admonisher’s authoritative stance dominating the composition, the woman’s posture shifting from arrogance to alarm, red-yellow-green palette with darkened background, temple mural gravitas.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic forest tableau with ornate floral borders, deep indigo ground, gold-highlighted foliage, figures stylized and frontal, peacocks perched as silent witnesses, decorative emphasis on moral ‘arrest’ of movement."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["gusting wind","rustling leaves","distant thunder","conch shell (single, low)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निःशंका = निः + शङ्का (बहुव्रीहि); चापि = च + अपि.
FAQs
From this single verse alone, the addressee cannot be identified with certainty; the feminine forms (pramattā, sādhitā, pāpā) indicate a female figure, but the narrative context requires adjacent verses.
It warns against fearless recklessness and emphasizes that harmful conduct leads to restraint or punishment, underscoring moral accountability (daṇḍa) as a corrective force.
Not directly. The verse functions primarily as admonition and moral correction; any devotional framing would depend on who the speaker is and the broader episode in Adhyaya 50.