Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 140158

Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies

Devanagari script

ततोस्य सत्यसंधस्य विष्णोर्वाक्येन तोषिताः । देवाः प्रीतिं पराजग्मुः प्राश्यामृतमिवोत्तमम्

Transliteration

tatosya satyasaṃdhasya viṣṇorvākyena toṣitāḥ | devāḥ prītiṃ parājagmuḥ prāśyāmṛtamivottamam

Translation

Bấy giờ, được làm thỏa lòng bởi lời của Viṣṇu—đấng giữ trọn lời thệ—chư thiên đạt niềm hoan hỷ lớn lao, như thể vừa uống cam lộ tối thượng.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter; then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (from that/thereafter)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘of him/its’

• satya-saṃdhasya: of the truth-keeping (one)
• satya-saṃdhasya: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-भावः: सत्यः संधः यस्य/सत्यसंधः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — qualifying ‘viṣṇoḥ/asya’

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vākyena: by (his) word; by the statement
• vākyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrument

• toṣitāḥ: pleased; satisfied
• toṣitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — passive participle agreeing with ‘devāḥ’

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• prītim: joy; delight
• prītim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• parājagmuḥ: attained; reached
• parājagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) with prefix parā-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परा+गम् = ‘attained/reached’

• prāśya: having tasted
• prāśya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√aś (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्/अव्ययीभाव-भाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (क्त्वार्थे) — ‘having eaten/tasted’

• amṛtam: nectar; ambrosia
• amṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• iva: like; as if
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा-वाचक)

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — qualifying ‘amṛtam’ (or implied object of tasting)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicitly marked in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tato + asya → tatosya; viṣṇoḥ + vākyena → viṣṇorvākyena; amṛtam + iva + uttamam → amṛtamivottamam.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

What does the epithet “satyasaṃdha” imply about Viṣṇu in this verse?

It portrays Viṣṇu as unwaveringly faithful to truth and to his vow—someone whose word is reliable and spiritually reassuring to the gods.

Why is joy compared to drinking amṛta (nectar)?

Amṛta symbolizes supreme bliss and divine nourishment; the verse uses it as a metaphor to show that Viṣṇu’s words gave the devas an exalted, life-renewing satisfaction.

What ethical lesson is emphasized through this description?

It highlights the power of truthful speech and keeping one’s commitments: integrity (satya) can bring peace, confidence, and collective harmony.