Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 198

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

अनंतफलदः स्वर्गो रुद्रभक्तियुतात्मनः । तत्र दीपप्रदाने तु ज्ञानचक्षुर्भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

anaṃtaphaladaḥ svargo rudrabhaktiyutātmanaḥ | tatra dīpapradāne tu jñānacakṣurbhavennaraḥ

Translation

Với người có tâm tràn đầy sùng kính Rudra, cõi trời ban quả báo vô tận. Và nhờ dâng cúng ngọn đèn tại đó, người ấy được “con mắt trí tuệ”, thấy biết chân lý.

Word by Word

• ananta-phaladaḥ: giver of endless results
• ananta-phaladaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अनन्तं फलं ददाति’ → ‘giver of endless fruits’

• svargaḥ: heaven
• svargaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• rudra-bhakti-yuta-ātmanaḥ: of one whose self is endowed with devotion to Rudra
• rudra-bhakti-yuta-ātmanaḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रभक्त्या युतः आत्मा यस्य’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• dīpa-pradāne: in the offering of a lamp
• dīpa-pradāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘दीपस्य प्रदानम्’

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक निपात

• jñāna-cakṣuḥ: an eye of knowledge; insight
• jñāna-cakṣuḥ: Predicate noun (Vidhāna/विधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ज्ञानस्य चक्षुः’

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man; person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनंतफलदः = अनन्तफलदः; रुद्रभक्तियुतात्मनः = रुद्रभक्ति + युत + आत्मनः; ज्ञानचक्षुर्भवेत् = ज्ञानचक्षुः + भवेत्; (IAST bhaven = भवेत्/भवन् सन्धिरूप)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this Padma Purana verse?

It teaches that devotion to Rudra brings limitless heavenly merit, and that offering a lamp (dīpa-dāna) specifically leads to jñāna-cakṣu—inner spiritual insight.

What does “jñāna-cakṣu” mean in this context?

“Jñāna-cakṣu” literally means “the eye of knowledge,” implying awakened discernment or spiritual vision—an ability to see truth beyond ordinary perception.

How does this verse connect charity with spiritual growth?

It links a concrete act of giving (offering light) with an inner result (illumination of understanding), presenting dāna as both merit-producing and transformative.