Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 138
Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance
पितरस्तस्य तिष्ठंति तृप्ताः कल्पशतं दिवि । ये पिबंति नरा नित्यं शालग्रामशिलाजलम्
pitarastasya tiṣṭhaṃti tṛptāḥ kalpaśataṃ divi | ye pibaṃti narā nityaṃ śālagrāmaśilājalam
Tổ tiên của người ấy được thỏa mãn nơi cõi trời suốt một trăm kalpa—nhờ những người hằng ngày uống nước gắn với đá thánh Śālagrāma.
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Concept: Daily reverent use of Śālagrāma-associated water brings long-lasting satisfaction to ancestors, linking personal purity with intergenerational duty.
Application: Maintain a daily purity practice (ācamanam, prayer, remembrance of ancestors); perform periodic tarpaṇa and charity; keep rituals compassionate, not fear-driven.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: river
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee cups clear water that has bathed the Śālagrāma, sipping it with reverence as if receiving a blessing. In the upper space, gentle ancestral figures appear soothed and luminous, seated in a serene heaven, while a hundred kalpas are symbolized by a garland of repeating lotus-hours.","primary_figures":["Śālagrāma-śilā","a devotee drinking tīrtha-jala","pitṛs (ancestors)"],"setting":"Household shrine or riverbank altar with copper pot, tulasi-like floral decor as ambient motif, incense smoke, and a calm sky opening to pitṛ-loka imagery.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["crystal blue","moon white","copper","ash gray","pale gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotee in añjali holding a small cup of Śālagrāma-tīrtha; Śālagrāma on ornate pedestal with gold leaf halo; above, pitṛs depicted as serene, haloed elders in a heavenly pavilion; embossed gold on halos, vessels, and lotus motifs, rich maroon-green textiles, devotional intimacy.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tender domestic scene—soft moonlight through a window onto a small altar; the devotee sips tīrtha with downcast eyes; ancestors appear faintly in cloud-like forms, cool blues and silvers, delicate brushwork emphasizing compassion and continuity.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-lined ritual act of sipping tīrtha; stylized pitṛ figures in the upper register with warm yellow halos; Śālagrāma enlarged with spiral patterns; red/yellow/green palette, temple-wall framing and ornamental borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Śālagrāma within a lotus mandala; a devotee figure at the bottom receiving tīrtha; upper band shows pitṛs seated amid lotus clouds; deep indigo cloth, gold and white detailing, intricate floral borders and conch motifs, rhythmic repetition suggesting ‘hundred kalpas’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft water pour","gentle bell","night insects","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पितरस्तस्य → पितरः + तस्य; तिष्ठंति → तिष्ठन्ति; पिबंति → पिबन्ति; शालग्रामशिलाजलम् = शालग्राम-शिला-जलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष).
FAQs
It praises the daily drinking of water associated with the Śālagrāma-śilā (commonly understood as water used in the worship/ablution of Śālagrāma).
It states that the person’s ancestors remain satisfied in heaven for a hundred kalpas.
It emphasizes regular (nitya) devotional discipline and the idea that personal piety can confer merit and well-being upon one’s lineage, especially through Vaiṣṇava sacred observances.