Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 21
Sumanā and Somaśarmā: Tapas at the Kapilā–Revā Confluence and the Theophany of Hari
वृंदारकाणां सर्वेषां दानवानां महात्मनाम् । यो गतिः कृष्णभक्तानां तमस्मि शरणं गतः
vṛṃdārakāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ dānavānāṃ mahātmanām | yo gatiḥ kṛṣṇabhaktānāṃ tamasmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
میں اُسی رب کی پناہ میں آیا ہوں جو تمام دیوتاؤں اور عظیم دل دانَووں کی آخری منزل ہے، اور کرشن کے بھکتوں کا یقینی سہارا اور مقصود ہے۔
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Concept: Bhagavān is the ultimate gati for devas and even great-souled dānavas; for Krishna’s devotees He is the assured refuge and goal.
Application: Reframe life-goals: let decisions be measured by whether they move one toward the ‘gati’ of devotion—service, humility, and remembrance—rather than status or rivalry.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: tamasmi = तम् + अस्मि; गतिकृष्णभक्तानाम् is syntactically 'gatiḥ ... bhaktānām'.
FAQs
It presents Kṛṣṇa as the final gati (goal/refuge) and frames devotion as śaraṇāgati—personally taking shelter in Him as the decisive spiritual act.
The pairing underscores Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy beyond factions: even beings seen as cosmic rivals ultimately share the same highest destination in Him.
The verse teaches humility and surrender: regardless of one’s status or nature, the safest and highest course is to seek refuge in the Divine, especially through Kṛṣṇa-bhakti.