Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 35
Dialogue of Gobhila and Padmāvatī: Daitya Obstruction vs. the Power of Pativratā Dharma
तत्रेह कारणं सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि न संशयः । ब्राह्मणा दानवाश्चैव पिशाचाश्चैव राक्षसाः
tatreha kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | brāhmaṇā dānavāścaiva piśācāścaiva rākṣasāḥ
Tại đây, ta sẽ nói rõ toàn bộ nguyên do, không chút nghi ngờ—liên quan đến các Brāhmaṇa, các Dānava, các Piśāca và các Rākṣasa nữa.
Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker within the Adhyaya)
Concept: Events and moral outcomes have causes; the text promises a comprehensive causal account involving multiple classes of beings.
Application: Before judging outcomes, seek root causes; map influences (company, habits, impulses) and address them systematically; cultivate sat-saṅga to counter destructive tendencies.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher-sage figure stands before a gathered audience, unrolling a palm-leaf manuscript that transforms into a living diagram: Brāhmaṇas in luminous white-gold, Dānavas in stormy hues, Piśācas in twilight smoke, and Rākṣasas in ember-red—each emerging from branching causal lines. The air is filled with floating syllables of śāstra, as if the explanation itself becomes a mandala of reason.","primary_figures":["teaching sage/narrator (symbolic)","Brāhmaṇas","Dānavas","Piśācas","Rākṣasas","listening assembly"],"setting":"forest hermitage classroom with sacred fire, palm-leaf manuscripts, and a chalk-like mandala on the ground","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["ivory","saffron","ember red","storm blue","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: guru-teacher at center with gold-leaf halo, palm-leaf manuscript unfurling into a branching causal tree of beings; ornate borders, rich reds/greens, embossed gold on manuscript edges and fire altar; stylized figures of the four classes arranged symmetrically like icon panels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: hermitage scene with delicate foliage, refined seated listeners, the teacher gesturing toward a diagram-like scroll; cool morning palette with warm saffron accents, fine facial expressions, lyrical naturalism and gentle narrative clarity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic teacher figure with bold outlines, manuscript rendered as a patterned band showing the four classes; flat pigments, temple-wall composition, strong reds/yellows/greens with smoky grays, expressive eyes emphasizing certainty.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central guru figure framed by floral borders; manuscript becomes a decorative tree with labeled panels for each being-class; deep blue ground with gold and white detailing, lotus vines and peacocks at corners, rhythmic ornamental symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling sacred fire","rustle of palm leaves","forest birds","soft drone of tanpura"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्रेह = तत्र + इह; दानवाश्चैव = दानवाः + च + एव; पिशाचाश्चैव = पिशाचाः + च + एव.
FAQs
It signals an upcoming explanation of the underlying cause of events, explicitly noting that multiple classes of beings—human religious authorities and various non-human/demonic groups—are involved.
Purāṇic narration often frames causes and consequences as involving both dharmic agents (Brāhmaṇas) and disruptive forces (various demonic/ghostly beings), indicating a multi-layered moral and cosmic context.
The verse implies that understanding causality in dharmic stories requires seeing how different dispositions—wisdom/ritual authority and chaotic or harmful tendencies—interact to produce outcomes.