Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda, Shloka 43
Teaching on Karma-yoga
Discipline of Action as Worship
धर्मसारः समुद्दिष्टः प्रेत्यानंतफलप्रदः । सम्यगाराध्य वक्तारं विसृष्टस्तदनुज्ञया
dharmasāraḥ samuddiṣṭaḥ pretyānaṃtaphalapradaḥ | samyagārādhya vaktāraṃ visṛṣṭastadanujñayā
Tinh yếu của Dharma đã được giảng bày, ban quả báo vô tận sau khi qua đời. Sau khi cung kính phụng sự vị thuyết pháp đúng phép, người ấy ra đi theo sự cho phép của ngài.
Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not explicit in this isolated shloka)
Concept: Dharma-teaching yields inexhaustible posthumous merit, and honoring the teacher/speaker is part of dharma’s essence.
Application: Conclude learning sessions with gratitude: stand, bow, seek permission to depart, and treat instruction as sacred rather than transactional.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet sabhā at the edge of a celestial garden: a revered speaker sits on a low seat with palm-leaf manuscripts, while the listener rises, folds hands, and bows, asking leave to depart. The air feels like the end of a sacred discourse—still, fragrant, and charged with unseen merit flowing toward the afterlife.","primary_figures":["dharma-upadeśaka (sage/ācārya)","respectful listener/disciple","attendant sages (optional)"],"setting":"Celestial grove-sabhā with lotus ponds, manuscript stand, kusa grass mats, and a small lamp or incense brazier.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["lotus pink","saffron gold","sandalwood beige","emerald green","deep indigo"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a serene guru seated on a carved wooden pīṭha holding palm-leaf grantha, disciple standing with añjali and bowed head, lotus pond and stylized vines behind; heavy gold leaf halo around the guru, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch frame, South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sage in white with soft ochre shawl, disciple rising from a kusa mat, gentle lotus pond and flowering trees, thin ink outlines, cool greens and blues, refined faces, airy Himalayan-like garden atmosphere, lyrical stillness at discourse’s end.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm yellow-ochre skin tones, sage with large expressive eyes and simple sacred thread, disciple in añjali, stylized lotus pond and creepers, temple-wall composition with red/green blocks and rhythmic ornamentation.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vaishnava sabhā framed by intricate floral borders and lotus motifs, subtle presence of Vishnu’s auspicious symbols (conch/discus) in the textile pattern, deep blue background with gold highlights, peacocks near the pond, devotional calm emphasizing dharma’s ‘endless fruit’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","gentle breeze through leaves","distant conch shell","low incense crackle","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धर्मसारः = धर्म + सारः; प्रेत्यानंतफलप्रदः = प्रेत्य + अनन्त + फल + प्रदः; सम्यगाराध्य = सम्यक् + आराध्य; विसृष्टस्तदनुज्ञया = विसृष्टः + तदनुज्ञया.
FAQs
It states that the teaching on dharma’s essence yields “endless fruits” in the post-mortem state (pretya), highlighting dharma as a source of enduring spiritual merit.
It models proper conduct in sacred learning: one should respectfully honor the teacher/speaker and take leave only with permission, underscoring humility and gratitude.
The verse links right teaching (dharma-sāra) with right conduct—respectful closure of discourse—showing that knowledge and etiquette are both parts of dharmic life.