Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 198
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
मदग्रे मत्पुरे रम्ये सर्वैश्च बांधवैः सह । सभुंजीताक्षयं भोगमंते मयि च लीयते
madagre matpure ramye sarvaiśca bāṃdhavaiḥ saha | sabhuṃjītākṣayaṃ bhogamaṃte mayi ca līyate
میری حضوری میں، میرے دلکش دھام میں، اپنے تمام رشتہ داروں کے ساتھ، وہ لازوال مسرت کا بھوگ کرتا ہے؛ اور آخرکار وہ مجھ ہی میں لَی ہو جاتا ہے۔
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a deity speaking in first person, commonly Bhagavān/Vishnu in Vaishnava-leaning passages)
Concept: Devotional merit culminates in residence near the Lord, imperishable enjoyment, and final liberation into Him.
Application: Aim for steady devotion and ethical living that includes family harmony (‘with kinsmen’): make home a bhakti-space through nāma, pūjā, and non-injury.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial procession enters Vishnu’s radiant city: jeweled gates open onto lotus gardens and crystal palaces, where the devotee stands before Vishnu, surrounded by reunited kinsmen in purified, luminous forms. The atmosphere is timeless—no decay—while a final scene shows the devotee dissolving into a beam of light that merges into Vishnu’s aura.","primary_figures":["Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa","liberated devotee","kinsmen (purified forms)","celestial attendants (Vaikuṇṭha-paricārakas)"],"setting":"Vaikuṇṭha-like ‘matpura’: lotus lakes, golden steps, wish-fulfilling trees, jeweled mandapas, conch-and-discus banners.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["liquid gold","turquoise","lotus pink","emerald green","opal white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu enthroned beneath a jeweled arch with thick gold leaf halo; devotee and family approach with folded hands; ornate Vaikuṇṭha palace with gold leaf pillars, ruby-green accents, gem-studded crowns; a subtle vignette shows the devotee’s form turning into a golden stream entering Vishnu’s aura.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: airy celestial garden with delicate lotus ponds and pale palaces; Vishnu seated on a stylized serpent couch; devotee with family in soft garments; gentle, lyrical clouds and birds; emphasis on serenity and refined detail rather than opulence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical Vaikuṇṭha court with bold outlines; Vishnu central with conch/discus, attendants flanking; devotee and kinsmen in a line of reverence; strong red-yellow-green palette, patterned borders, temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vaikuṇṭha rendered as a grand lotus mandala; Vishnu at center, devotee and family in concentric rings; intricate floral borders, peacocks, and śaṅkha-cakra motifs; deep blue background with gold highlights and lotus clusters."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","temple bells","celestial chimes","soft choir-like humming"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मदग्रे → मत् + अग्रे; मत्पुरे → मत् + पुरे; सर्वैश्च → सर्वैः + च; सभुंजीताक्षयं → स-भुञ्जीत + अक्षयम्; भोगमंते → भोगम् + अन्ते.
FAQs
It promises two outcomes: enduring bliss in the Lord’s own abode (mat-pura) and final union/absorption into the Lord (mayi līyate), indicating both enjoyment in the divine realm and ultimate liberation.
It indicates a bliss that does not diminish with time—unlike worldly pleasures—implying a transcendent, uninterrupted state of felicity associated with the divine presence.
The phrase literally means “merges/dissolves into me.” In Purāṇic usage it can indicate final liberation; interpretive traditions vary between complete absorption and liberated existence grounded entirely in God, but the verse clearly emphasizes an ultimate, God-centered end.