Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 96
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre ṣaṇṇavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
هكذا ينتهي الفصل السادس والتسعون في «بهوُمي-خَنْدَه» من «بادما بورانا» الموقَّر، ضمن حكاية فينا، وفي قسم عظمة «غورو-تيرثا»، وفي سيرة تشيافانا.
Narrator/colophon (textual closing formula; no in-story speaker specified)
Concept: Colophon: marks the end of Adhyāya 96 and indexes its thematic units (Vena narrative, Guru-tīrtha greatness, Cyavana episode).
Application: Use as a study marker: conclude recitation with saṅkalpa of applying the chapter’s dharma and tirtha teachings.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden stand, its final line freshly inked, while a scribe-sage places a small lotus and a Tulasi sprig beside it as an offering to the tradition. In the background, a faint vision of a tīrtha-ghāṭa and an aged Cyavana-like ascetic suggests the chapter’s remembered scenes, now sealed by the colophon.","primary_figures":["scribe-sage (lekhaka)","symbolic Cyavana figure (faint vignette)"],"setting":"quiet manuscript room within an āśrama; distant suggestion of a river-ghāṭa","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["parchment tan","lamp flame amber","ink black","leaf green","soft maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate manuscript stand with gold leaf border, scribe-sage finishing the final line, lotus and Tulasi offerings, miniature vignette of a tīrtha-ghāṭa and ascetic in the background, rich reds and greens, gold leaf embellishment on borders and sacred symbols.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scholarly scene with delicate brushwork—open palm-leaf manuscript, calm scribe, soft interior light, faint narrative vignettes (tīrtha and ascetic) painted like memory-clouds, muted earth tones with gentle greens.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized scribe and manuscript with bold outlines, lamp-lit interior, decorative lotus border, simplified background vignette of ghāṭa and ascetic, strong red-yellow-green palette with black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript framed by lotus creepers and conch-disc motifs, Tulasi sprig placed reverently, deep blue cloth ground with gold highlights, small narrative medallions around the border hinting at Guru-tīrtha and Cyavana."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell at closure","tanpura drone","evening crickets","brief concluding silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: षण्णवतितमः + अध्यायः → षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon: a formal closing line that identifies the text (Padma Purāṇa), section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), sub-narratives (Vena-upākhyāna, Cyavana-caritra), theme (Guru-tīrtha-māhātmya), and the chapter number (96).
It signals that the chapter belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of a sacred place), specifically describing the greatness or religious merit associated with a site known as Guru-tīrtha.
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial closure commonly used in Purāṇic manuscripts and editions to mark the end of a chapter.