Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 12
The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Sacred Ford
Mātāpitṛ-tīrtha-māhātmya
स च पापी भवेद्व्याघ्रः पश्चादृक्षः प्रजायते । मातरंपितरं पुत्रो यो न मन्येत दुष्टधीः
sa ca pāpī bhavedvyāghraḥ paścādṛkṣaḥ prajāyate | mātaraṃpitaraṃ putro yo na manyeta duṣṭadhīḥ
Người con tâm ác không kính trọng mẹ cha, kẻ tội lỗi ấy sẽ hóa làm hổ, rồi về sau lại sinh làm gấu.
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Concept: Failure to honor parents (amānya) leads to tamasic, violent embodiments; respect is a civilizing spiritual force.
Application: Offer daily gestures of honor—greetings, listening, caregiving; repair relationships through apology and service; cultivate non-violent habits in thought, speech, and action.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A split-scene moral vision: in the foreground, a son refuses to bow to his parents, his posture rigid with arrogance; in the background, the same figure is shown as a tiger prowling, then as a bear emerging from a dark forest, symbolizing successive births. The wilderness presses in like a consequence, swallowing the warmth of the home.","primary_figures":["son","aged mother","aged father","tiger (karmic form)","bear (karmic form)"],"setting":"foreground domestic threshold transitioning into a dense forest backdrop; symbolic passage from home to wilderness","lighting_mood":"stormy twilight","color_palette":["forest green","rust brown","midnight blue","bone white","dull gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: two-register composition—upper register shows tiger and bear in stylized forest, lower register shows the son dishonoring parents; gold leaf on borders and select highlights (eyes, ornaments, doorway); rich reds/greens, ornate framing, devotional moral storytelling.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical forest with fine foliage; tiger and bear rendered with delicate realism; foreground family scene with subtle emotional cues; cool mountain-like palette, refined faces, narrative continuity across the page.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined animals in a forest panel behind the family scene; flat pigments, rhythmic patterns; expressive eyes, strong reds/yellows/greens with deep blues for twilight; temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral and lotus borders; central family scene with symbolic animal forms arranged like motifs in the background; deep blue ground with gold accents, intricate patterning, katha-like didactic composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"grave","sound_elements":["forest wind","distant animal call","low drum","conch shell accent"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेद्व्याघ्रः→भवेत् व्याघ्रः; पश्चादृक्षः→पश्चात् ऋक्षः; मातरंपितरं→मातरम् पितरम्
FAQs
It teaches pitṛ-mātṛ-bhakti—honoring and respecting one’s parents—as a core duty; neglect of this duty is treated as serious adharma.
The verse states that such a sinful person is reborn first as a tiger and later as a bear, indicating a fall into lower births due to misconduct.
No. This śloka is purely ethical and karmic in focus and does not name deities, tīrthas, or mythic locations.