Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 33
Sukalā’s Episode: Padmāvatī’s Crisis, the Speaking Embryo (Kālanemi), and Sudevā’s Begging at Śivaśarmā’s House
तवैव दुर्नयैर्विप्रः शिवशर्मा द्विजोत्तमः । गतो वै मतिमान्दुष्टे कुलदुष्टप्रचारिणि
tavaiva durnayairvipraḥ śivaśarmā dvijottamaḥ | gato vai matimānduṣṭe kuladuṣṭapracāriṇi
تمہاری ہی بدچلنی کے سبب، اے بدکار عورت جو خاندان میں رسوائی پھیلاتی ہے، وہ دانا ہونے کے باوجود برہمنِ برتر شِوشرما یقیناً دور ہٹا دیا گیا ہے۔
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Concept: Adharma in household conduct destroys family harmony and drives away the virtuous; one’s misconduct rebounds as social and spiritual ruin.
Application: Guard speech and fidelity; avoid actions that bring kula-apakīrti; seek reconciliation with the righteous rather than blaming them.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a modest Brahmin household courtyard, an elder admonishes a defiant woman as the learned brāhmaṇa Śivaśarmā, carrying a palm-leaf manuscript and water-pot, turns away at the threshold. The atmosphere is tense: relatives avert their gaze, and the departing sage’s calm dignity contrasts with the woman’s hardened expression, signaling the moral fracture of the home.","primary_figures":["Śivaśarmā (brāhmaṇa)","admonishing elder/relative","the accused woman","household kin in the background"],"setting":"A gṛha-courtyard with tulasī platform hinted in the corner (symbol of lost auspiciousness), doorway with hanging garlands now wilted, simple ritual vessels near a small domestic altar.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","ochre","deep maroon","lamp-gold","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a domestic courtyard scene with Śivaśarmā the brāhmaṇa turning away from the doorway, holding kamaṇḍalu and palm-leaf text; an elder points in admonition toward a proud woman; gold leaf embellishment on jewelry and lamp flames, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments, traditional South Indian iconographic faces, ornate arch framing the doorway, subtle halo on the brāhmaṇa to show virtue.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate household courtyard with delicate brushwork; Śivaśarmā stepping out with serene face, thin white dhotī and shawl; the woman in bright attire stands rigid; cool palette with lyrical naturalism, refined facial features, small details like a tulasī planter and brass lotā, distant trees beyond the courtyard wall.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments; dramatic admonition scene with expressive eyes; warm red/yellow/green palette; stylized domestic altar and lamp; Śivaśarmā rendered with dignified posture and simplified sacred thread details, mural-like flat background with ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: moral tableau framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs; domestic threshold with lamp and garlands; figures stylized; deep blues and gold accents; include subtle Vaishnava symbols (small śālagrāma on a pedestal) to contrast the loss of dharma, peacocks in border corners as auspicious witnesses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells (distant)","low murmurs of relatives","a single conch note (faint, symbolic)","silence after rebuke"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तवैव = तव + एव; दुर्नयैर्विप्रः = दुर्नयैः + विप्रः; मतिमान्दुष्टे = मतिमान् + दुष्टे; कुलदुष्टप्रचारिणि = कुल + दुष्ट + प्रचारिणि (समास).
FAQs
It warns that persistent bad conduct can drive away even virtuous, wise people and bring disgrace upon one’s family or lineage.
Śivaśarmā is named as a vipra (brahmin) and dvijottama (an exemplary twice-born), portrayed as wise yet compelled to leave due to another’s misconduct.
Personal behavior has social and familial consequences; corrupt actions not only harm oneself but also damage household harmony and reputation.