Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 77
Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening
in Yayāti’s Narrative
परद्रव्याभिलाषी च परदारावलोककः । एते गोघ्नसमानाश्च ज्ञातव्या नृपनंदन
paradravyābhilāṣī ca paradārāvalokakaḥ | ete goghnasamānāśca jñātavyā nṛpanaṃdana
جو دوسرے کے مال کا لالچی ہو اور جو دوسرے کی بیوی پر نظر ڈالے—اے شہزادے، ایسے لوگ گائے کے قاتل کے برابر سمجھے جائیں۔
Unspecified narrator addressing a prince (nṛpanandana); precise dialogue frame not provided in the input.
Concept: Coveting others’ wealth and lusting after another’s spouse are grave sins, equated with go-hatya in moral weight.
Application: Practice contentment (santosha), guard the gaze and imagination, and cultivate respect for others’ boundaries; adopt disciplines like japa and vrata-based restraint to redirect desire.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prince listens as a sage points toward two allegorical figures: one clutching another’s coin-purse, the other casting a furtive sideways glance toward a veiled woman—both standing under the ominous shadow of a cow, symbolizing the gravity of go-hatya. The cow’s calm eye contrasts with the men’s restless faces, heightening the ethical tension.","primary_figures":["rishi-teacher","young prince (nṛpanandana)","allegorical coveter","allegorical adulterous gazer","sacred cow (go)"],"setting":"Hermitage threshold opening onto a village path; a cow stands near a tulsi-less courtyard (intentional absence emphasizing moral theme).","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["ivory white","ink black","vermillion","bronze gold","indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central sacred cow with gold leaf aura, rishi admonishing a prince at left, two vice-figures at right with exaggerated gestures (clutching coins, sidelong gaze), ornate borders, rich reds/greens, gem-like highlights, moral allegory rendered in traditional iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle cow in the foreground, rishi and prince seated on a patterned rug, two flawed men half-hidden behind a tree, cool indigo and soft vermillion accents, refined expressions, subtle narrative symbolism with delicate brushwork.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, cow with stylized features, rishi’s teaching hand prominent, vice-figures simplified and darker-toned, warm red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall compositional balance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: cow-centered moral tableau with ornate floral borders, lotus motifs, deep blue background with gold highlights, rishi-prince dialogue framed like a katha-panel, intricate textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell (brief)","temple bell strike","murmur of a crowd (faint)","silence after the go-hatya comparison"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परद्रव्याभिलाषी is a tatpurusha compound; गोघ्नसमानाश्च→गोघ्नसमानाः च.
FAQs
It equates coveting another’s wealth and looking with intent at another man’s wife with a grave sin, stressing strict self-restraint and respect for others’ property and marital boundaries.
In many Dharma-oriented texts, cow-killing is treated as an extremely serious offense; the verse uses that benchmark to underline the severity of greed and sexual misconduct.
Nṛpanandana means “O prince” or “O son/delight of a king,” indicating the instruction is directed to a royal youth or ruler-in-training.