Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 119
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
विचार्यैवं महाराज न धर्मं त्यक्तुमर्हसि । एवं नानाविधैर्वाक्यैरुक्तो धात्र्या नराधिपः
vicāryaivaṃ mahārāja na dharmaṃ tyaktumarhasi | evaṃ nānāvidhairvākyairukto dhātryā narādhipaḥ
اے مہاراج، اس طرح غور و فکر کرنے کے بعد، آپ کو دھرم (فرض) کو نہیں چھوڑنا چاہیے۔ اس طرح، پرورش کرنے والی (زمین) نے بادشاہ سے کئی طرح کے الفاظ میں خطاب کیا۔
Dhātrī (the nurse/attendant) addressing the king (narādhipa/mahārāja).
Concept: A ruler must not abandon dharma even under pressure; reflective discernment (vicāra) precedes right action.
Application: Pause before reacting; consult wise counsel; choose duty over impulse, especially when responsible for others.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a pillared palace hall, an elderly nurse-attendant stands with folded hands, speaking earnestly to a crowned king seated on a lion-throne. Courtiers hold their breath as her gentle but firm words turn the king’s face from agitation toward thoughtful calm.","primary_figures":["Dhātrī (nurse/attendant)","King (narādhipa/mahārāja)","silent courtiers"],"setting":"royal sabhā with carved pillars, hanging lamps, palm-leaf manuscripts and a small dharma-śāstra stand near the throne","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep maroon","antique gold","sandalwood beige","emerald green","smoky indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a South Indian royal court scene with the king on a gem-studded lion-throne, Dhātrī in humble posture offering dharma-counsel; heavy gold leaf halos and ornamental arches, rich reds and greens, embossed jewelry, traditional iconographic symmetry, intricate floor patterns and lamp flames rendered with gold.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate palace interior with delicate brushwork; Dhātrī advising the king, refined faces and expressive eyes, cool indigo shadows, patterned textiles, slender pillars, lyrical stillness, fine linework and soft gradients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; king and attendant in profile with large stylized eyes, ornate palace backdrop, warm red-yellow-green palette, rhythmic decorative borders, lamp-lit ambience.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional court tableau framed by lotus and floral borders; the king’s throne surrounded by stylized lotuses and peacocks as symbols of dharma’s beauty, deep blues and gold accents, intricate textile patterns, symmetrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","hushed court ambience","oil-lamp crackle","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विचार्यैवम् = विचार्य + एवम्; त्यक्तुमर्हसि = त्यक्तुम् + अर्हसि; नानाविधैर्वाक्यैरुक्तो = नानाविधैः + वाक्यैः + उक्तः
FAQs
It urges a ruler to reflect carefully and to not abandon dharma (righteous duty), even under pressure or emotional turmoil.
A female attendant/nurse (dhātrī) is speaking, addressing the king (mahārāja/narādhipaḥ) with counsel.
It frames kingship as grounded in dharma: a king must deliberate (vicārya) and uphold moral law, since his choices affect the wider realm.