Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 41
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
साधुभिः स्तूयमानस्तु सर्वसौख्यसमन्वितः । यथादानप्रभावेण फलमाप्नोति तत्र सः
sādhubhiḥ stūyamānastu sarvasaukhyasamanvitaḥ | yathādānaprabhāveṇa phalamāpnoti tatra saḥ
Pinupuri ng mga banal, at puspos ng lahat ng ligaya, doon niya tinatamo ang bunga ayon sa lakas ng kanyang pagkakawanggawa.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: stūyamānastu = stūyamānaḥ + tu; sarvasaukhyasamanvitaḥ treated as compound; dānaprabhāveṇa = dāna + prabhāveṇa; phalamāpnoti = phalam + āpnoti.
FAQs
It teaches that the results one attains are proportionate to the potency and sincerity of one’s charitable giving, leading to praise from the virtuous and a state of happiness.
It presents dāna (charity) as a merit-producing action whose karmic fruit is experienced “there,” i.e., in the appropriate realm or condition aligned with the act’s spiritual power.
It encourages generosity and responsible giving, implying that well-directed charity yields tangible well-being and moral recognition among the good.