Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 66
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृमातृतीर्थ । माहात्म्ये षट्षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne pitṛmātṛtīrtha | māhātmye ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
هكذا ينتهي الفصل السادس والستون—في بيان عظمة «بيترِماترِتيرثا»—ضمن قصة فينا، في «بهوْمي-خَنْدَة» من «بادما بورانا» الموقَّر.
Narratorial colophon (textual closure line; no in-story speaker specified)
Concept: Tirtha-mahātmya frames geography as a moral-spiritual technology: sacred places concentrate merit and support ancestral obligations and purification.
Application: Honor parents/ancestors through gratitude, charity, and remembrance; when visiting sacred waters, pair ritual acts with Vishnu-nāma to internalize the tirtha’s purpose.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript colophon scene: scribes and sages sit in a temple library, concluding a chapter while a small shrine-map icon marks ‘Pitṛmātṛtīrtha’. In the background, pilgrims offer water with cupped hands at a calm ghat, suggesting ancestral tarpaṇa and the quiet dignity of closure.","primary_figures":["scribal sage","pilgrims performing tarpaṇa","symbolic map-icon of Pitṛmātṛtīrtha"],"setting":"Temple library transitioning to a river ghat; palm-leaf manuscripts, ink pot, and a small lamp.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","manuscript tan","river blue-grey","maroon","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: temple-library interior with a rishi-scribe holding palm-leaf manuscript, gold-leaf accents on lamp and borders; inset vignette of pilgrims at a ghat offering tarpaṇa; ornate arch framing, rich reds and greens, gem-like detailing on ritual vessels, reverent closure mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet scholarly scene with delicate manuscripts and a small lamp; outside, a serene ghat with tiny figures offering water; cool blues and soft browns, refined faces, lyrical landscape, understated concluding tone.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; scribe-rishi and manuscript emphasized; secondary panel shows ghat and tarpaṇa; strong red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall texture, formal composition suitable for a colophon.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border-heavy composition; central manuscript/colophon motif framed by lotus patterns; side vignette of ghat rituals; deep indigo with gold floral filigree, Vaishnava symbols subtly placed to sacralize the act of concluding scripture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft bell","page closing sound","low tanpura","distant water at ghat","brief concluding silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाप्रमाणतः = च + अप्रमाणतः; राजन्वासः = राजन् + वासः (न् + व → न्व); स्यान्नित्यमात्मनः = स्यात् + नित्यम् + आत्मनः (त् + न → न्न).
FAQs
It is a colophon (chapter-ending closure line) summarizing the section: the Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi-khaṇḍa, Vena episode, and the Pitṛmātṛtīrtha-māhātmya, concluding Adhyāya 66.
It denotes a “māhātmya” section describing the glory and religious merit associated with a specific tīrtha named Pitṛmātṛtīrtha—typically connected with honoring ancestors (pitṛ) and mother/parents (mātṛ).
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial marker used by the tradition to indicate the end of a chapter and its subject-matter.