Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 1
Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening
in Yayāti’s Narrative
। ययातिरुवाच । अस्मद्भाग्यप्रसंगेन भवतो दर्शनं मम । संजातं शक्रसंवाह एतच्छ्रेयो ममातुलम्
| yayātiruvāca | asmadbhāgyaprasaṃgena bhavato darśanaṃ mama | saṃjātaṃ śakrasaṃvāha etacchreyo mamātulam
Yayāti nói: Nhờ duyên phúc của số mệnh ta, ta đã được darśana—thấy Ngài trong sự linh thiêng. Hỡi hội chúng gắn với Śakra (Indra), điều này trở thành phúc lành vô song cho ta.
King Yayāti
Concept: Darśana of a worthy/divine being, obtained by rare fortune, is itself śreyas—an incomparable spiritual good that can redirect one’s life.
Application: Treat meetings with saints/teachers and visits to temples as transformative; arrive with humility, ask one sincere question, and carry one practice back into daily routine.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["conch shell","celestial chimes","soft mridang-like pulse","choral hum","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ययातिरुवाच = ययातिः + उवाच; अस्मद्भाग्यप्रसंगेन = अस्मद् + भाग्य + प्रसङ्गेन; एतच्छ्रेयो = एतत् + श्रेयः; ममातुलम् = मम + अतुलम्
FAQs
The speaker is King Yayāti. He expresses gratitude that, by his good fortune, he has obtained the sacred audience (darśana) of a revered being, addressing a group associated with Śakra (Indra).
Darśana here implies a spiritually significant audience or vision—an encounter believed to confer merit and inner uplift, not merely physical sight.
The verse emphasizes humility and gratitude: encountering the virtuous or divine is presented as an incomparable good (śreyas), suggesting that spiritual opportunity is itself a form of grace.