Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 41
Dharma as the Cause of Prosperity and the Signs of a Righteous Death
साधुभिः स्तूयमानस्तु सर्वसौख्यसमन्वितः । यथादानप्रभावेण फलमाप्नोति तत्र सः
sādhubhiḥ stūyamānastu sarvasaukhyasamanvitaḥ | yathādānaprabhāveṇa phalamāpnoti tatra saḥ
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Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Concept: One receives results exactly corresponding to the power and intention of one’s giving; merit ripens into happiness and honor.
Application: Give consistently according to capacity, with purity of intent; measure success by the good you enable, not by accumulation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A virtuous soul stands amid a garden of wish-fulfilling trees, surrounded by gentle sages and radiant attendants who praise him. The scene subtly shows ‘measure’: offerings he once gave appear as luminous echoes—bowls of grain, cloth, lamps—transforming into comforts and ornaments that now surround him.","primary_figures":["the virtuous soul","sādhus/virtuous attendants","celestial guardians"],"setting":"Celestial pleasure-garden with kalpavṛkṣas, lotus ponds, and a pavilion where blessings are pronounced.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["honey gold","lotus pink","spring green","azure blue","cream white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central haloed figure in a kalpavṛkṣa garden; gold-leaf foliage and pavilion; attendants offering garlands; symbolic dāna-items (lamp, cloth, grain) rendered as glowing motifs around him; rich reds/greens with heavy gold embossing to convey ‘fruit of giving’.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene garden with lotus pond and delicate kalpavṛkṣa trees; the soul greeted by gentle sādhus; subtle visual metaphors of past gifts transforming into present comforts; cool, refined palette and lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized garden and pavilion; bold outlines; symbolic dāna-items arranged as icon-like emblems around the central figure; warm pigments and patterned borders emphasizing dharma and auspiciousness.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lush floral borders and lotus ponds; central figure praised by sādhus; repeating motifs of lamps and garlands as ‘dāna-phala’; deep blue ground with gold highlights, intricate textile patterning and devotional serenity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft chanting of stotras","gentle bells","rustling garden breeze","distant flowing water"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: stūyamānastu = stūyamānaḥ + tu; sarvasaukhyasamanvitaḥ treated as compound; dānaprabhāveṇa = dāna + prabhāveṇa; phalamāpnoti = phalam + āpnoti.
FAQs
It teaches that the results one attains are proportionate to the potency and sincerity of one’s charitable giving, leading to praise from the virtuous and a state of happiness.
It presents dāna (charity) as a merit-producing action whose karmic fruit is experienced “there,” i.e., in the appropriate realm or condition aligned with the act’s spiritual power.
It encourages generosity and responsible giving, implying that well-directed charity yields tangible well-being and moral recognition among the good.