Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 18
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
गदैर्हीना नराः सर्वे ज्ञानध्यानपरायणाः । यज्ञदानपराः सर्वे दयाभावाश्च मानवाः
gadairhīnā narāḥ sarve jñānadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ | yajñadānaparāḥ sarve dayābhāvāśca mānavāḥ
Mọi người đều không bệnh tật; ai nấy chuyên tâm nơi tri kiến và thiền định. Tất cả đều chí thành với tế lễ và bố thí, và nhân gian đều đầy lòng từ mẫn.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogues; commonly framed within Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration in Padma Purāṇa)
Concept: Collective virtue expresses itself as health, contemplative intelligence, generosity, and compassion—signs of sattva and dharmic governance.
Application: Cultivate a ‘disease-free’ mind through moderation, meditation, and service; make charity and compassion habitual, not occasional.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Citizens gather near a serene temple courtyard: some offer ghee into a small sacred fire, others distribute food and cloth to the needy, while sages sit in meditation beneath flowering trees. Faces are calm and luminous, suggesting a society healed in body and mind.","primary_figures":["Householders performing yajña","Donors giving dāna","Meditating sages","Compassionate citizens"],"setting":"Temple courtyard with a small yajña-śālā, shaded groves, and a charity pavilion (anna-dāna maṇḍapa).","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","vermillion","smoke gray","leaf green","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: temple courtyard with a compact yajña fire altar, donors offering gifts, sages in meditation, gold leaf on temple arches and ornaments, rich reds/greens, stylized lotuses and auspicious motifs, symmetrical composition emphasizing harmony.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate figures seated under blossoming trees, thin wisps of yajña smoke, gentle hills in the distance, cool palette with refined linework, intimate scenes of charity and meditation, lyrical naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, rhythmic grouping of householders around a fire altar, sages with large expressive eyes in dhyāna, flat planes of red/yellow/green, temple-lamp accents, mural-like narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional courtyard with ornate floral borders, lotus and creeper motifs, peacocks near the charity pavilion, deep blues and gold highlights, intricate textile detailing around the yajña scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft mantra chanting","crackling fire","temple bells","birds","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गदैर्हीना = गदैः + हीनाः; दयाभावाश्च = दयाभावाः + च
FAQs
Freedom from disease, dedication to knowledge and meditation, commitment to sacrifice and charity, and a compassionate disposition.
Both: it describes a spiritually mature society (knowledge, meditation, sacrifice) that expresses its inner cultivation outwardly through charity and compassion.
A complete dharmic life integrates inner discipline (jñāna and dhyāna) with outward action (yajña and dāna) grounded in compassion (dayā).