Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 39
Karmic Causality, Fate, and the Supremacy of Food-Charity
within Guru-tīrtha Glorification
दानेन सुखमाप्नोति यशः प्राप्नोति शाश्वतम् । दानेन चातुला कीर्तिर्जायते मृत्युमंडले
dānena sukhamāpnoti yaśaḥ prāpnoti śāśvatam | dānena cātulā kīrtirjāyate mṛtyumaṃḍale
دان سے انسان سکھ پاتا ہے اور دائمی یَش (ناموری) حاصل کرتا ہے۔ اور دان ہی سے اس فانی دنیا میں بے مثال کیرتی پیدا ہوتی ہے۔
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Concept: Giving yields happiness and enduring fame; generosity becomes a form of righteous legacy.
Application: Make giving habitual and anonymous when possible; support dharmic causes; measure success by relief created, not recognition received.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A procession of recipients leaves the king’s courtyard carrying food baskets and folded cloth, their faces calm and grateful. Above the palace, a stylized garland of letters—‘kīrti’—floats like a constellation, suggesting fame born from compassion rather than conquest.","primary_figures":["a king (donor)","recipients (poor, travelers, brāhmaṇas)","scribes/announcers (symbolic of fame)"],"setting":"Palace courtyard with granary doors open, donation pavilion, and a public notice pillar where acts of charity are recorded.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sunlit amber","royal maroon","chalk white","peacock blue","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: donor-king seated with gold leaf halo-like backdrop; recipients in orderly rows; ornate pavilion with gold leaf borders; rich maroon and green textiles, gem-studded jewelry, stylized inscriptions of ‘kīrti’ in decorative script above.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: airy courtyard scene with delicate figures; subtle emphasis on expressions; a faint celestial script motif for fame; cool blues and warm ochres balanced, refined architectural lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; rhythmic arrangement of donors and recipients; fame shown as a bright floral-scroll band above; red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall compositional symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central charity pavilion framed by lotus and creeper borders; peacocks at corners; deep blue ground with gold floral filigree; ‘kīrti’ motif rendered as garland-like ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["hand bells","soft drum (mridang) pulse","public courtyard ambience"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुखमाप्नोति = सुखम् आप्नोति; चातुला = च अतुला; कीर्तिर्जायते = कीर्तिः जायते
FAQs
It teaches that dāna (charitable giving) is a central dharmic virtue that yields both inner happiness and honorable reputation.
It says charity produces sukha (well-being) and yaśas/kīrti (lasting renown) within the mṛtyu-maṇḍala, the mortal realm.
It primarily highlights social-ethical virtue (dāna) as a practical expression of dharma, with benefits that are both personal (happiness) and communal (good name).