Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 18

Praise of the Merits of Sacred Ponds, Tree-Planting, and Water-Charities

Devanagari script

सपुत्रं चाक्षयं विद्धि धनवृद्धियशस्करम् । विजयं मानदं भद्रमश्वत्थस्य प्रपूजनम्

Transliteration

saputraṃ cākṣayaṃ viddhi dhanavṛddhiyaśaskaram | vijayaṃ mānadaṃ bhadramaśvatthasya prapūjanam

Translation

Hãy biết rằng việc phụng thờ cây aśvattha ban cho con trai và công đức bất hoại; làm tăng tài sản và danh tiếng, ban chiến thắng, trao vinh dự và sinh khởi điều cát tường.

Word by Word

• sa-putram: with sons (offspring)
• sa-putram: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश ‘with’) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; avyayībhāva meaning ‘with sons/offspring’ qualifying the result/benefit

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective used as predicate complement

• viddhi: know (you)
• viddhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्) (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• dhana-vṛddhi-yaśas-karam: causing wealth, prosperity, and fame
• dhana-vṛddhi-yaśas-karam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; multi-member tatpuruṣa: ‘that which makes wealth, increase, and fame’ (kara = ‘maker’)

• vijayam: victory
• vijayam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as result/benefit

• māna-dam: bestowing honor
• māna-dam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक from √dā)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: ‘giver of honor/respect’

• bhadram: auspicious
• bhadram: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘auspicious/beneficial’ as predicate complement

• aśvatthasya: of the aśvattha
• aśvatthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvattha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• prapūjanam: the thorough worship
• prapūjanam: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘viddhi’ understood: ‘know (it) as…’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-√pūj (पूज्) (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; action noun (भाववाचक) from verbal root meaning ‘worship’

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाक्षयं = च + अक्षयम्; भद्रमश्वत्थस्य = भद्रम् + अश्वत्थस्य (m before vowel); compound dhana-vṛddhi-yaśas-karam analyzed as tatpuruṣa chain.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvattha (sacred fig tree)

FAQs

What practice is praised in this verse of the Padma Purana?

It praises the prapūjana (devout veneration) of the aśvattha (sacred fig) tree, presenting it as a dharmic act with auspicious results.

What outcomes does the verse attribute to aśvattha worship?

It lists offspring, imperishable merit, increase of wealth, acquisition of fame, victory, honor, and general well-being (bhadra).

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

The verse frames reverent worship and care of sacred symbols (like the aśvattha) as a dharmic discipline that cultivates auspiciousness, social honor, and stability in life.