Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 131
Vrata–Dāna Compendium at Puṣkara: Puṣpavāhana’s Account and the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Purification Rite
वैश्वानरपदं याति शिखिव्रतमिदं स्मृतम् । हैमं पलद्वयादूर्द्ध्वं रथमश्वयुगान्वितम्
vaiśvānarapadaṃ yāti śikhivratamidaṃ smṛtam | haimaṃ paladvayādūrddhvaṃ rathamaśvayugānvitam
Ang pagtalimang ito ay tinatawag na Śikhī-vrata; sa pamamagitan nito’y naaabot ang kalagayan ni Vaiśvānara. Bilang bunga, nakakamit ang isang gintong karwaheng higit sa dalawang pala, na hinihila ng mga kabayo.
Unspecified (narratorial instruction within the Adhyaya; traditional frame likely Pulastya speaking to Bhīṣma, but not inferable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिखिव्रतमिदं = शिखिव्रतम् + इदम्; पलद्वयादूर्द्ध्वं = पलद्वयात् + ऊर्ध्वम्; रथमश्वयुगान्वितम् = रथम् + अश्वयुगान्वितम्
FAQs
Vaiśvānara is a Vedic-Puranic designation associated with the universal fire (Agni) and also with a cosmic principle; here it indicates attaining the “state/realm” connected with Vaiśvānara as a promised fruit of the vow.
The verse identifies the observance by name (Śikhī-vrata) and states its phala (result), but it does not describe the procedure; the details would be in surrounding verses of the chapter.
It highlights the Purāṇic theme that disciplined religious observances (vratas) undertaken with faith yield both spiritual attainments (a higher state) and auspicious rewards (symbolized by the golden chariot).