Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 12
The Lament of King Āyū and Indumatī: The Abduction/Loss of the Child and Karmic Reflection
किं वा शिशुविरोधश्च कृतो जन्मांतरे मया । तस्य पापस्य भुंजामि कर्मणः फलमीदृशम्
kiṃ vā śiśuvirodhaśca kṛto janmāṃtare mayā | tasya pāpasya bhuṃjāmi karmaṇaḥ phalamīdṛśam
یا کیا میں نے کسی اور جنم میں کسی بچے کے خلاف کوئی جرم کیا تھا؟ اسی گناہ آلود عمل کا ایسا ہی پھل میں اب بھگت رہا ہوں۔
Unspecified (lamenting narrator/character within the chapter’s dialogue)
Concept: Harm done to the vulnerable (a child) rebounds across births; karmic continuity explains present suffering.
Application: Cultivate protection of children and dependents; practice conscious non-harm, charity, and devotional atonement when remorse arises.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary figure kneels before a small household altar, palms pressed, eyes wet, as shadowy vignettes of a prior-life scene—an offended child—appear like faint murals on the wall behind. The present grief is shown as a heavy, dark aura around the heart, while a thin beam of sacred light suggests the possibility of purification through dharma and devotion.","primary_figures":["lamenting narrator/householder","shadow-vision of a child (symbolic)"],"setting":"interior of a modest home shrine room with ritual vessels and a low lamp","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","charcoal black","pale silver","lamp-amber","blood-red accent"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: penitent devotee kneeling before a small Viṣṇu shrine, gold leaf on the lamp flame and altar arch, symbolic ghosted panel of a child in the background, rich reds/greens with dark blues, ornate but restrained, devotional remorse emphasized.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet interior with delicate shading, the devotee’s tearful face rendered with refined features, a translucent past-life tableau of a child behind like a memory cloud, cool nocturnal palette, minimalism conveying moral weight.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized shrine and bold outlines, the devotee’s eyes large with remorse, the child-memory motif in a circular medallion behind, earthy pigments and rhythmic ornamentation, sacred lamp as focal point.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central penitent figure before a small Śālagrāma/Viṣṇu altar, lotus borders and subtle cow motifs, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, memory vignette framed like a miniature within the cloth."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft bell at phrase endings","faint wind","occasional conch in distance","long pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिशुविरोधश्च = शिशुविरोधः + च; जन्मांतरे = जन्म + अन्तरे; फलमीदृशम् = फलम् + ईदृशम्; भुंजामि (IAST bhuṃjāmi) = भुञ्जामि.
FAQs
It frames present suffering as karmaphala—the ripened result of past actions, possibly even from a previous birth.
It suggests wrongdoing toward a child—hostility, harm, or obstruction—highlighting the gravity of harming the vulnerable.
It reinforces personal accountability across lifetimes: actions (karma), especially sinful ones (pāpa), inevitably bear corresponding results.