Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 19
Glory of Guru-tīrtha and the Kubjā Confluence: How Festival Bathing Removes Grave Sin
संजातः कृष्णकायस्तु यं त्वं वै दृष्टवान्पुरा । रेवातीरं ततो जग्मुरुत्तरं पापनाशनम्
saṃjātaḥ kṛṣṇakāyastu yaṃ tvaṃ vai dṛṣṭavānpurā | revātīraṃ tato jagmuruttaraṃ pāpanāśanam
وہ سیاہ بدن والا ہو گیا—وہی جسے تم نے پہلے دیکھا تھا۔ پھر وہ شمال کی طرف رَیوا کے کنارے، گناہ نَاش کرنے والے مقدس مقام کو روانہ ہوئے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Adhyaya 92; likely within a Purāṇic dialogue context)
Concept: Karmic discoloration (kṛṣṇa-kāyatā) manifests outwardly; seeking a pāpa-nāśana tīrtha is a deliberate turn toward purification.
Application: When you notice ‘darkening’ effects of harmful habits, relocate—physically or mentally—toward purifying influences: satsanga, sacred reading, disciplined routine.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: river
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A once-bright being now appears dark-bodied, as if karma has stained the skin, walking with companions along a rugged path that bends north toward the shimmering Revā. The riverbank opens into a luminous corridor of water, where ascetics and pilgrims gather, suggesting that the river itself calls the burdened toward release.","primary_figures":["Dark-bodied pilgrim (transformed being)","Companions/pilgrims","Riverbank ascetics"],"setting":"Narmadā riverbank with ghāṭa steps, banyan and arjuna trees, distant hills, small shrines and smoke from homa fires","lighting_mood":"late afternoon turning to sacred twilight","color_palette":["river emerald","charcoal black","saffron ochre","copper glow","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: procession of pilgrims moving north to the Revā, central dark-bodied figure with expressive eyes, ghāṭa steps and small Viṣṇu shrine on the bank; gold leaf highlights on the river’s wave crests and temple lamps, rich reds/greens in garments, ornate borders with conch and discus motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: slender figures walking beside a winding Narmadā, delicate trees and hills, cool-yet-warm twilight wash, refined faces, tiny details of sādhus near a fire, lyrical sense of journey and moral turning.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized river as a broad green band, bold outlines for the transformed dark-bodied pilgrim, rhythmic procession, temple-wall palette with reds/yellows/greens, decorative river-goddess motifs along the margins.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Revā rendered with lotus and wave patterns, pilgrims in repeated motifs moving toward a central ghāṭa, ornate floral borders, deep blues and gold accents, peacocks and cows at the periphery, subtle Vaiṣṇava emblems in corner medallions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["flowing river","pilgrim footsteps","conch shell at a riverside shrine","evening bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृष्णकायस् + तु → कृष्णकायस्तु; दृष्टवान् + पुरा → दृष्टवान्पुरा; जग्मुः + उत्तरम् → जग्मुरुत्तरम् (विसर्ग-लोप/उकार-सन्धि)
FAQs
It situates a purifying sacred destination at the Revā (Narmadā) riverbank and notes a movement “northward,” implying a pilgrimage route anchored around a major holy river.
By calling the destination “pāpanāśanam” (sin-destroying), it frames tīrtha-travel—especially to the Revā—as a means of moral and spiritual cleansing.
The verse suggests turning toward sacred places and purifying actions after significant events, emphasizing transformation and the pursuit of spiritual remediation through tīrtha association.