Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 6

The Sumanā Narrative: Vaiṣṇava Hospitality, Āṣāḍha Śukla Ekādaśī, and the Rise to Brāhmaṇahood

Devanagari script

याचितं स्थानमेकं वै वासार्थं द्विजसत्तम । तवैव भार्यया दत्तं त्वया च सह पुत्रकैः

Transliteration

yācitaṃ sthānamekaṃ vai vāsārthaṃ dvijasattama | tavaiva bhāryayā dattaṃ tvayā ca saha putrakaiḥ

Translation

噢，最上之婆罗门，那为居住而请求的一处地方，已由你自己的妻子赐与；你也与诸子一同允诺了。

Word by Word

• याचितम्: requested
• याचितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याचित (कृदन्त; याच् धातोः क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (context: requested)

• स्थानम्: a place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• वासार्थम्: for residence
• वासार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वासस्य अर्थः (for the purpose of dwelling)

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्विजानां सत्तमः (best of the twice-born)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Restrictive particle)

• भार्यया: by (your) wife
• भार्यया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Preposition-like; ‘with’)

• पुत्रकैः: with (your) sons/children
• पुत्रकैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator within Padma Purāṇa dialogue frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तवैव = तव + एव; द्विजसत्तम (समास); वासार्थम् = वास + अर्थम्

FAQs

What is the central action described in this verse?

A single dwelling-place is requested, and it is granted—explicitly credited to the wife, and also to the husband together with his sons.

What dharmic value is emphasized here?

The verse highlights dāna in the form of offering shelter (hospitality), a key element of gṛhastha-dharma (householder ethics).

Why are the wife and sons mentioned alongside the husband?

It frames the act of giving as a family-supported dharmic deed, indicating shared consent/participation in household charity and responsibility.