Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 9
The Teaching on Śiva-Dharma and the Supremacy of Food-Giving
within the Pitṛtīrtha–Yayāti Episode
शुभाशुभफलं चापि भुज्यते सर्वदेहिभिः । शिवधर्मस्य चैकस्य फलं तत्रोपभुज्यते
śubhāśubhaphalaṃ cāpi bhujyate sarvadehibhiḥ | śivadharmasya caikasya phalaṃ tatropabhujyate
تمام جسم والے جاندار نیک اور بد اعمال کے نتائج بھگتتے ہیں؛ مگر وہاں شِو دھرم کے اسی ایک راستے کا پھل بطورِ خاص بھوگا جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the excerpt)
Concept: All embodied beings must taste both auspicious and inauspicious results; yet a specific dharma-path (here, Śiva-dharma) yields a distinct experiential fruit in that realm.
Application: Do not assume good intentions erase consequences; cultivate a coherent, disciplined spiritual path rather than scattered practices, and accept responsibility for mixed karmic residues.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession of souls moves through two adjoining avenues—one bright with flower-strewn paths and one shadowed with thorny stones—symbolizing śubha and aśubha fruits. Beyond them stands a single luminous gate marked with the emblem of Śiva-dharma, where those devoted to that path receive a distinct, serene reward.","primary_figures":["Śiva (as distant presiding presence)","souls experiencing karmic fruits","dharma-personification (optional allegory)"],"setting":"A bifurcated celestial boulevard leading to a central sanctum-gate; symbolic architecture with inscriptions of dharma.","lighting_mood":"contrast of lamp-lit radiance and cool shadow","color_palette":["ivory","charcoal gray","saffron","deep indigo","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: two-panel composition—left auspicious avenue with gold leaf lotuses and jeweled lamps, right inauspicious avenue with darker tones and restrained ornament; central gold-embossed gateway of Śiva-dharma, Śiva’s calm icon above, heavy gold borders and gem-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate narrative split scene with subtle emotional contrast, soft washes for bright and dim paths, tiny figures in procession, a refined gate with Śiva emblem, Himalayan-like airy perspective and lyrical symbolism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized dual pathways in red/yellow/green fields, expressive faces showing relief and remorse, central dharma-gate with Śiva iconography, rhythmic patterning like temple murals.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symmetrical textile layout with two contrasting corridors framed by floral borders, central sanctum motif, lotus and lamp patterns, deep blue ground with gold accents, devotional ornamentation even in moral-contrast imagery."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse","temple bells","conch shell","brief silences for emphasis"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चापि = च + अपि; सर्वदेहिभिः = सर्व-देहिभिः; शिवधर्मस्य = शिव-धर्मस्य; चैकस्य = च + एकस्य; तत्रोपभुज्यते = तत्र + उपभुज्यते.
FAQs
It refers to the experienced consequences (phala) of both good/meritorious actions (śubha) and harmful/sinful actions (aśubha) that living beings undergo due to karma.
It states that while everyone undergoes mixed karmic results, the ‘one’ Śiva-dharma has a specific, distinctive fruit that is ‘enjoyed there’—implying a special outcome associated with devotion/observance of Śiva’s dharma beyond ordinary karmic mixtures.
It reinforces personal responsibility for actions (since all embodied beings experience karmic results) and highlights commitment to a chosen dharma—here Śiva-dharma—as a focused spiritual path with its own promised outcome.