Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 38

The Vow of the Bed of Good Fortune (Saubhāgya-śayana) and the Saubhāgyāṣṭaka

Devanagari script

माघे कृष्णतिलांस्तद्वत्पंचगव्यं च फाल्गुने । ललिता विजया भद्रा भवानी कुमुदा शिवा

Transliteration

māghe kṛṣṇatilāṃstadvatpaṃcagavyaṃ ca phālgune | lalitā vijayā bhadrā bhavānī kumudā śivā

Translation

Sa buwang Māgha, (maghandog) ng itim na linga; gayundin sa Phālguna, ang pañcagavya. (Ito’y kaugnay ng mga banal na pangalan:) Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, at Śivā.

Word by Word

• māghe: in the month Māgha
• māghe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛṣṇa-tilān: black sesame seeds
• kṛṣṇa-tilān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय-समास (black + sesame)

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha/Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निपातवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यक्रिया/उपमानार्थे (adverbial: 'likewise/in the same way')

• pañca-gavyam: pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• pañca-gavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + gavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (fivefold cow-products)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• phālgune: in (the month) Phālguna
• phālgune: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• lalitā: Lalitā (name of the goddess)
• lalitā: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vijayā: Vijayā
• vijayā: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhadrā: Bhadrā
• bhadrā: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavānī: Bhavānī
• bhavānī: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kumudā: Kumudā
• kumudā: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śivā: Śivā
• śivā: Viśeṣya/Name (Apposition/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma instructional dialogue typical of this section)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृष्णतिलांस्तद्वत्पंचगव्यं → kṛṣṇa-tilān + tadvat + pañca-gavyam (सन्धिविच्छेदः).

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā
• Vijayā
• Bhadrā
• Bhavānī
• Kumudā
• Śivā

FAQs

Why are black sesame (kṛṣṇa-tila) and pañcagavya mentioned for specific months?

The verse reflects a month-wise vrata/ritual regimen where particular offerings are prescribed at specific times (Māgha and Phālguna), aligning seasonal practice with religious observance.

Who are Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, and Śivā in this verse?

They are goddess-epithets (divine names) invoked alongside the observance, indicating a Śākta-tinged devotional framing within the broader Purāṇic ritual instruction.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse emphasize?

It underscores disciplined, time-bound devotion—performing prescribed acts with regularity and reverence—linking daily life (the calendar) to sacred practice.