Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 19
Yayāti and Mātali: Embodiment, Dharma as Rejuvenation, and the Medicine of Kṛṣṇa’s Name
मानवा मरणं यांति पापव्याधि प्रपीडिताः । न पिबंति महामूढाः कृष्ण नाम रसायनम्
mānavā maraṇaṃ yāṃti pāpavyādhi prapīḍitāḥ | na pibaṃti mahāmūḍhāḥ kṛṣṇa nāma rasāyanam
گناہ کی بیماری سے ستائے ہوئے انسان موت کی طرف جاتے ہیں؛ وہ بڑے نادان کرشن نام کے رَساین کو نہیں پیتے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Ignoring Kṛṣṇa-nāma is spiritual folly; nāma is rasāyana that counters the disease of sin leading to death.
Application: Replace self-destructive habits with a ‘dose’ of nāma: chant during commutes, before sleep, and at moments of temptation; treat nāma as daily nourishment rather than emergency medicine.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession of ordinary people walks toward a shadowy horizon of death, their bodies burdened by dark vines labeled ‘pāpa-vyādhi’. In the foreground, a compassionate saint holds a shining cup inscribed ‘कृष्ण-नाम’, offering it like an elixir; some turn away in ignorance while a few reach out, faces softening with hope.","primary_figures":["A compassionate sage/preacher","Groups of townspeople (men and women)","Personification of Death as a distant silhouette (subtle)"],"setting":"A village road transitioning into a misty cremation-ground horizon; a small shrine with a bell and lamp at the roadside.","lighting_mood":"twilight with divine radiance","color_palette":["ashen violet","deep indigo","antique gold","earth brown","pale turquoise"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: roadside upadeśa scene with a saint offering a gold-leaf chalice marked ‘कृष्ण-नाम’, villagers in rich textiles turning away or accepting, distant Yama-like silhouette subdued, heavy gold ornamentation, ruby and emerald accents, temple-lamp glow and ornate borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: narrative tableau on a winding path, delicate expressions showing folly and awakening, soft washes for dusk sky, refined saint figure with luminous cup, subtle cremation-ground motifs in the distance, lyrical trees and small shrine details.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized crowd with expressive eyes, the ‘कृष्ण-नाम’ cup as a radiant circular motif, simplified landscape bands, strong red-yellow-green pigments with indigo background, didactic mural composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central motif of a golden vessel of ‘कृष्ण-नाम-रस’, surrounded by lotus and tulasī borders, small vignettes of people turning toward/away, deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, devotional storytelling panels around the border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low mridang pulse","temple bells at refrain","wind hush","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यांति normalized to यान्ति. पापव्याधि taken as तत्पुरुष; in context functions instrumentally with प्रपीडिताः. कृष्ण नाम interpreted as 'कृष्णस्य नाम' (elliptic genitive relation).
FAQs
The verse uses the metaphor of pāpa as a vyādhi (disease) to show sin as a condition that afflicts and weakens the person, leading ultimately to death and suffering unless treated by spiritual remedy.
It means “the rejuvenating elixir of Krishna’s Name”—a healing, life-restoring remedy, implying that recitation and remembrance of Krishna’s name is spiritually curative and purifying.
It urges people not to neglect the simple, accessible remedy of nāma-japa (chanting the divine name), presenting it as a corrective to moral-spiritual decline and a path toward purification.