Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 33
The Consecration (Anointing) of Indra
देवत्वं लभ्य चैवासावैंद्रं पदमनुत्तमम् । मोक्षं यास्यति ज्ञानात्मा वैष्णवं धाम चोत्तमम्
devatvaṃ labhya caivāsāvaiṃdraṃ padamanuttamam | mokṣaṃ yāsyati jñānātmā vaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma cottamam
دیوتا پن پا کر وہ اندَر کے بے مثال مقام تک پہنچتا ہے؛ اور جوہرِ معرفت والا ہو کر وہ موکش کو پاتا ہے اور وشنو کے اعلیٰ دھام میں جاتا ہے۔
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Concept: Even the highest celestial attainment (Aindra-pada) is not final; the knower (jñānātmā) proceeds to mokṣa and Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—bhakti and true knowledge culminate beyond svarga.
Application: Treat worldly success as provisional; aim practice toward inner purification and surrender; keep ‘ultimate goal’ (parama-gati) in view amid achievements.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: च + एव → चैव; असौ + ऐन्द्रम् → असावैन्द्रम्; पदम् + अनुत्तमम् → पदमनुत्तमम्; च + उत्तमम् → चोत्तमम्
FAQs
No. It describes attaining Indra’s exalted station as a result, but then points beyond it to mokṣa and the supreme abode of Viṣṇu as the higher culmination.
Jñānātmā indicates one whose inner nature is grounded in true knowledge—i.e., a realized or awakened person—suggesting liberation is tied to inner realization, not merely ritual merit.
A Vaishnava hierarchy of goals: even the highest celestial attainments are secondary to mokṣa and reaching Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.