Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 13
The Account of King Yayāti: Kāmasaras, Rati’s Tears, and the Birth of Aśrubindumatī
within the Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha Narrative
बकुलाशोकपुंनागैर्नालिकेरैश्च तिंदुकैः । पूगीफलैश्च खर्जूरैः कुमुदैः सप्तपर्णकैः
bakulāśokapuṃnāgairnālikeraiśca tiṃdukaiḥ | pūgīphalaiśca kharjūraiḥ kumudaiḥ saptaparṇakaiḥ
وہاں بکول، اشوک اور پُنّناگ کے درخت تھے؛ نیز ناریل اور تِندُک؛ پُوگی کے پھل اور کھجوریں؛ سفید کنول اور سَپت پَرْن کے درخت بھی تھے۔
Unspecified narrator (contextual description within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narration)
Concept: Auspicious surroundings (śubha-dravya, śubha-vṛkṣa) support purity of mind and steadiness in religious observance.
Application: Choose sāttvika supports for practice—clean food, calming spaces, and uplifting sensory inputs—so devotion becomes effortless.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grove layered with bakula blossoms and aśoka leaves, punctuated by tall coconut palms and fruit-laden date trees. Near the water’s edge, white lotuses open like small moons, while saptaparṇa trees stand as protective sentinels.","primary_figures":["pilgrim-king (unnamed)","local sages (ṛṣi silhouettes)"],"setting":"Forest-lake margin with coconut palms, bakula and aśoka clusters, and a lotus-strewn shallows; a narrow path of packed earth leading inward.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["coconut-palm green","bakula cream","aśoka copper-green","lotus white","earthy umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sacred lakeside grove with coconut palms and bakula blossoms, white lotuses in the foreground; a small sage figure near a simple altar; gold-leaf accents on lotus petals and ornaments, saturated greens and reds, decorative temple-border framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate coconut fronds and fine bakula flowers, white lotuses rendered with soft shading; a quiet sage and a pilgrim on a winding path, cool greens with gentle ochres, lyrical naturalism and refined faces.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized palms and saptaparṇa with bold outlines, lotus cluster in flat yet vibrant whites and yellows; minimal figures in profile, warm red/yellow/green palette, mural-like symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-heavy foreground with repeating white kumuda motifs, palms and flowering trees forming an ornate backdrop; intricate floral borders, deep blue water with gold highlights, peacocks perched on saptaparṇa branches."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["flowing water","cooing doves","rustling palm leaves","soft ankle-bells (distant)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बकुलाशोकपुंनागैः = बकुल + अशोक + पुंनागैः (समुच्चय-द्वन्द्वार्थ-समाहार, पदच्छेदतः); नालिकेरैश्च = नालिकेरैः + च; पूगीफलैश्च = पूगीफलैः + च.
FAQs
It is a descriptive catalog of auspicious trees, fruits, and water-flowers—typical of Purāṇic sacred-geography passages that portray a tīrtha or holy landscape as richly endowed with divine, fragrant vegetation.
Such lists signal auspiciousness, ritual suitability (flowers/fruits used in worship), and a sanctified ecology—presenting the holy place as spiritually charged and naturally abundant.
The verse implicitly elevates reverence for sacred spaces and their living environment: devotion is expressed not only through rites but also through honoring and preserving the auspicious natural setting associated with worship.