Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 37
Origin of Suvrata
Boon, Sacred Ford, and the Birth Narrative
तव गेहं वयं सर्वे वसिष्यामः सदैव हि । शुचिर्भव सुकल्याणि भर्त्रा सार्द्धं सदैव हि
tava gehaṃ vayaṃ sarve vasiṣyāmaḥ sadaiva hi | śucirbhava sukalyāṇi bhartrā sārddhaṃ sadaiva hi
ہم سب یقیناً تیرے گھر میں ہمیشہ رہیں گے۔ اے نیک بخت خاتون، پاکیزہ رہ، اور اپنے شوہر کے ساتھ ہمیشہ ساتھ رہ۔
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 2.20)
Concept: Śauca (purity) and sāhadharmya (shared dharma) within marriage sanctify the household and invite auspicious, protective presences.
Application: Cultivate cleanliness, truthful speech, and mutual respect in marriage; treat the home as a place of worship through daily pūjā, hospitality, and restraint.
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene threshold scene: a modest yet luminous ancient Indian home where unseen divine guests have just offered a blessing. The auspicious lady stands beside her husband, hands folded, as a soft radiance suggests protective presences dwelling in the household due to her purity and shared dharma.","primary_figures":["A pativratā wife (auspicious lady)","Her husband (gṛhastha)","Subtle divine/ancestral presences (suggested, not overt)"],"setting":"Courtyard of a traditional home with tulasi-vṛndāvana pedestal, water pot, lamp, and clean swept floor; doorway decorated with simple maṅgala motifs.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lotus pink","warm saffron","ivory white","deep indigo","golden ochre"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: an auspicious household courtyard with a tulasi-vṛndāvana and brass lamp; the pativratā wife and her husband stand together in reverent posture; subtle divine aura around the doorway implying deva-nivāsa; gold leaf embellishment on ornaments, lamp flames, and threshold motifs; rich reds and greens, gem-studded jewelry, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate domestic courtyard scene with delicate brushwork; the couple stands near a small tulasi pedestal and water pot; soft lyrical naturalism, refined faces, patterned textiles; cool palette with gentle saffron accents; distant trees and a quiet sky framing the sanctified home atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; the couple in frontal grace with characteristic large eyes; a stylized tulasi-vṛndāvana and lamp; red/yellow/green dominant palette; sacred aura as concentric halos and floral borders like temple wall art.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a sanctified home rendered like a devotional mandala; lotus motifs and intricate floral borders; deep blues and gold; tulasi pedestal central with peacocks and small cows at the periphery; the couple shown as devotees in Nathdwara-inspired composition, emphasizing auspiciousness and purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","oil lamp crackle","soft conch shell","evening silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सदैव = सदा + एव; शुचिर्भव = शुचिः + भव; (एव/हि पुनरुक्ति emphatic).
FAQs
It emphasizes śauca (purity/clean conduct) and the ideal of household life lived in harmony with one’s spouse (gṛhastha-dharma).
Not only; in Purāṇic usage śuci commonly includes inner purity—truthfulness, restraint, and moral cleanliness—along with outer cleanliness.
The speaker cannot be identified from the single verse alone; the surrounding narrative in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 2.20 is required to determine the dialogue pair.