Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 51
The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
Within the Vena Episode
तस्माज्जज्ञे महातेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । तस्माद्विजज्ञिरे लोकाः सर्वे स्थावरजंगमाः
tasmājjajñe mahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | tasmādvijajñire lokāḥ sarve sthāvarajaṃgamāḥ
اسی سے عظیم نور والا برہما، جہانوں کا پِتامہ، پیدا ہوا؛ اور پھر اسی سے سب جہان نمودار ہوئے—ہر شے، ساکن بھی اور متحرک بھی۔
Unspecified narrator (context not provided; verse presented as declarative cosmology)
Concept: All manifested worlds—moving and unmoving—arise through Brahmā, whose own birth depends on the prior divine source (implicitly Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa in Padma’s lotus-cosmology).
Application: Cultivate humility and devotion by remembering that status, power, and even cosmic offices are derivative; align daily actions with the source through nāma-smaraṇa and sattvic living.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A boundless cosmic ocean holds a reclining Viṣṇu; from his navel rises a luminous lotus whose petals cradle four-faced Brahmā, newly awakened. Around them, subtle spheres and seed-forms of beings—trees, mountains, birds, and humans—unfurl as if painted into existence by light.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa)","Brahmā (Lokapitāmaha)","Śeṣa (Ananta)","Lakṣmī (optional, seated near Viṣṇu)"],"setting":"Kṣīra-sāgara / cosmic waters with the lotus-stalk as the axis of creation; faint mandalas of lokas in the distance.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","lotus pink","gold leaf","pearl white","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu reclining on Ananta over the milky ocean, a thick lotus-stalk rising from the navel to a gem-studded lotus throne where four-faced Brahmā appears radiant; heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald borders, ornate jewelry, stylized waves, temple-like framing arch (prabhāmaṇḍala) with embossed gold detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene cosmic ocean rendered as soft blue washes, Viṣṇu on Śeṣa with delicate facial features, a slender lotus-stalk to Brahmā seated on a pink lotus; airy negative space, fine linework, subtle starry sky, lyrical composition with gentle gradients and refined ornamentation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, flat natural pigments, Viṣṇu in deep blue with large expressive eyes reclining on multi-hooded Śeṣa, lotus emerging to Brahmā with four faces; warm red and yellow background panels, traditional floral motifs, temple-wall symmetry and iconographic precision.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus motif rising from Viṣṇu, surrounded by concentric floral borders and small vignettes of moving and unmoving beings emerging; deep indigo ground with gold highlights, peacocks and lotuses in the margins, intricate Nathdwara-style ornamentation emphasizing the sacred lotus cosmology."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low temple bells","conch shell (soft, distant)","deep silence","gentle drone (tanpura)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात् + जज्ञे → तस्माज्जज्ञे; तस्मात् + विजज्ञिरे → तस्माद्विजज्ञिरे; स्थावर + जङ्गमाः → स्थावरजङ्गमाः (द्वन्द्वसमास)।
FAQs
Brahmā is called lokapitāmaha (“grandsire of the worlds”) because he is portrayed as the progenitor who initiates the manifested cosmos and its lineages.
They are a traditional pair covering all embodied existence: sthāvara refers to immobile forms (like plants and mountains), and jaṅgama to mobile beings (animals, humans, and other moving creatures).
It presents a hierarchical emanation: a supreme source gives rise to Brahmā, and through Brahmā the differentiated worlds and all categories of beings come into manifestation.