Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 58
The Episode of Śivaśarmā: Testing Somaśarmā through Service and Truth
गृहाण त्वं पितश्चेमं पयः कुंभं समागतम् । पानं कुरु महाभाग गदान्मुक्तो भवाचिरम्
gṛhāṇa tvaṃ pitaścemaṃ payaḥ kuṃbhaṃ samāgatam | pānaṃ kuru mahābhāga gadānmukto bhavāciram
اے پتا، یہ دودھ کا گھڑا جو یہاں لایا گیا ہے، آپ قبول فرمائیں۔ اے نیک بخت، اسے پی لیجیے؛ آپ جلد ہی بیماری سے آزاد ہو جائیں گے۔
Unspecified (a child or attendant addressing his/her father within the narrative context of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 4)
Concept: Serving one’s parents with faith and timely care is itself a meritorious dharma that invites healing and grace.
Application: Care for the sick with respectful speech and practical help; combine medicine/food with encouragement and prayerful confidence.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a modest home or āśrama hut, a child stands beside an ailing father, offering a rounded pot brimming with fresh milk. The father’s face shows fatigue softening into hope as the child’s words—gentle yet urgent—fill the room with a healing calm.","primary_figures":["child/attendant speaker","Śivaśarmā (ailing father)"],"setting":"simple hut interior with woven mat, small oil lamp, herbs hanging from rafters, and a low wooden cot","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","milk white","indigo shadow","leaf green","terracotta"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: intimate interior scene of a child offering a milk-filled kumbha to an ailing father on a cot; gold leaf highlights on the lamp flame and pot rim; rich maroons and greens, ornate borders, devotional tenderness expressed through stylized gestures and jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: soft domestic tableau with delicate lines; the child’s compassionate expression, the father’s weakened posture; muted earth tones with cool blue shadows, fine textile patterns, and a small window showing quiet forest outside.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, expressive eyes, stylized lamp and pot; the father’s illness shown through subdued posture; warm red-yellow palette with green accents, mural-like flat backgrounds emphasizing emotion.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central vignette framed by lotus and creeper borders; the milk pot decorated with floral motifs; deep blue backdrop with gold detailing, peacocks and lotuses at corners symbolizing purity and auspicious healing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft lamp crackle","distant night insects","gentle breathing","quiet prayerful silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितश्चेमम् = पितः + च + इमम्; भवाचिरम् = भव + अचिरम्. समागतम् qualifies ‘पयः कुम्भम्’ (milk-pot that has come/been obtained).
FAQs
It conveys compassionate care: offering nourishing milk to a sick father and expressing confidence in swift recovery.
No. This verse focuses on a practical, nurturing remedy (milk) and a caring instruction rather than invoking a deity or prescribing a ritual.
It highlights filial responsibility and service—attending to elders with timely help, gentle speech, and supportive nourishment.