Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 14064
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
तस्मिन्नपि गते सोथ तृतीयमसृजत्प्रभुः । मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलं सुवर्नामयुतः प्रभुः
tasminnapi gate sotha tṛtīyamasṛjatprabhuḥ | mokṣapravṛttikuśalaṃ suvarnāmayutaḥ prabhuḥ
Khi người ấy cũng đã qua đi, bấy giờ Đấng Chúa Tể tạo ra người thứ ba—bậc khéo dẫn chúng sinh vào nẻo giải thoát (mokṣa), lại được ban vẻ huy hoàng như vàng ròng.
Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narration)
Concept: The Lord provides guidance-figures skilled in initiating beings into the path of liberation; mokṣa is not accidental but divinely scaffolded.
Application: Value and seek teachings that orient life toward liberation; cultivate sattva (clarity, purity) as the ‘golden’ inner quality.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In the stillness after a cosmic passing, the Lord’s will crystallizes into a third luminous being—golden-bodied, calm-eyed, carrying the authority of liberation-teaching. Around him, subtle symbols of mokṣa appear: a path of light, a lotus-ladder, and a quiet halo of sattva.","primary_figures":["the Lord (Prabhu) as creator presence (implicit/veiled)","the third created being (golden, mokṣa-pravṛtti-kuśala)"],"setting":"Abstract cosmogonic space—dark-blue void with lotus constellations and a forming mandala-path.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["antique gold","midnight blue","ivory","saffron","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a veiled divine presence (suggested by a massive gold halo and lotus motifs) emanates a golden-bodied sage/guide; heavy gold leaf, ornate aureoles, rich maroon borders, symbolic lotus steps indicating mokṣa-mārga.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a golden figure emerging from a soft cosmic wash; delicate mandala path painted in fine lines; cool blues contrasted with warm gold, lyrical minimalism and refined expression.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, the golden guide with stylized ornaments and calm gaze; cosmic background with lotus medallions; traditional pigment palette with strong yellows and reds, rhythmic decorative bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central golden figure framed by dense lotus vines and floral borders; a stylized ‘path of liberation’ as a garlanded corridor; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and pink lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low drum pulse (mridangam soft)","tanpura drone","single bell strikes","vast silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मिन् + अपि → तस्मिन्नपि. सः + अथ → सोऽथ (लिप्यन्तरे ‘सोथ’). तृतीयम् + असृजत् → तृतीयमसृजत्. मोक्ष + प्रवृत्ति + कुशलम् → मोक्षप्रवृत्तिकुशलम्. सुवर्ण + अमयुतः → सुवर्नामयुतः (पाठे ‘सुवर्ना-’ इति रूपान्तरम्).
FAQs
The verse uses the generic epithet prabhuḥ (“the Lord”), which can refer to the supreme deity or the primary creator figure depending on the surrounding passage; identifying the specific deity requires the immediate chapter context.
It indicates competence in guiding or initiating beings into the active course (pravṛtti) that leads toward liberation (mokṣa)—suggesting a role aligned with spiritual instruction, dharma, and soteriological order.
It commonly conveys being endowed with golden brilliance or a golden constitution—often a marker of purity, luminosity, or exalted status in Purāṇic descriptions.