Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 23
Entering Kāmodā and the Doctrine of Dreams, Sleep, and the Self
तेषां क्रीडाविहारोयं सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् । उदकस्य तरंगस्तु जायते च विलीयते
teṣāṃ krīḍāvihāroyaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃbaṃdhakāraṇam | udakasya taraṃgastu jāyate ca vilīyate
ان کی یہ کھیل تماشہ ہی تخلیق سے ربط کا سبب ہے؛ جیسے پانی پر موج اٹھتی ہے اور پھر اسی میں تحلیل ہو جاتی ہے۔
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Concept: Creation-connection is likened to play (krīḍā-vihāra) and to waves that arise and dissolve on water—phenomena are transient modifications.
Application: Treat life’s fluctuations as wave-forms—respond without panic; cultivate remembrance of the stable substratum through bhakti and discernment.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रीडाविहारोयं = क्रीडा-विहारः + अयम्. सृष्टिसंबंधकारणम् = सृष्टि-संबन्ध-कारणम्. तरंगस्तु = तरङ्गः + तु.
FAQs
It illustrates how forms arise and subside while the underlying reality remains continuous—like waves appearing and disappearing without becoming separate from water.
Creation is presented as “krīḍā-vihāra” (divine play), implying a spontaneous, effortless manifestation rather than a strained or need-driven act.
It encourages detachment and steadiness: experiences and identities are transient like waves, so one should not cling to them as permanent.