Shloka 53
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे शूद्रस्यालोभाख्यानं नाम त्रिपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe śūdrasyālobhākhyānaṃ nāma tripaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
এইদৰে পৱিত্ৰ শ্ৰী পদ্মপুৰাণৰ প্ৰথম ভাগ সৃষ্টিখণ্ডত “শূদ্ৰৰ অলোভাখ্যান” নামৰ ত্ৰিপঞ্চাশত্তম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
Colophon / narrator’s closing formula (chapter-ending rubric)
Application: Use chapter endings as a pause for reflection: summarize the moral (alobha), dedicate merit to Vishnu, and set a small vow of restraint for the day.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript-ending scene: palm-leaf folios or birch-bark pages rest on a low wooden stand, with a small lamp and incense beside them. A scribe or reciter bows, and the title ‘Śūdrasyālōbhākhyānam’ is visually emphasized as the final line is completed.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","reciter (pathaka)","audience of listeners (optional)"],"setting":"Quiet temple library corner or ashrama study room with manuscript stand and ritual lamp","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp amber","ink black","palm-leaf tan","deep maroon","soft white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sacred manuscript on a decorated stand with gold-leaf borders, a small brass lamp with bright flame, a reciter in traditional attire offering namaskara, rich reds and greens, ornate frame suggesting the sanctity of Purana recitation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate study room with a scholar finishing a folio, delicate lamp glow, minimalistic elegance, cool shadows, fine detailing on script lines, serene closure mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript and lamp with bold outlines, scholar figure with large expressive eyes, red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing ‘iti’ completion formula.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border of lotuses and vines around a central manuscript-and-lamp motif, deep blue cloth ground with gold and white detailing, symmetrical composition evoking devotional reading (parayana) tradition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["single bell","incense crackle (subtle)","soft drone (tanpura)","silence after ‘अध्यायः’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शूद्रस्यालोभाख्यानम् = शूद्रस्य + अलोभाख्यानम्; अलोभाख्यानम् = अलोभ + आख्यानम्; त्रिपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः = त्रिपञ्चाशत्तमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ’); श्रीपाद्मपुराणे treated as compound name.
FAQs
It is a colophon-style closing line that names the text (Padma Purāṇa), the section (Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa), and the chapter title and number, marking the end of Adhyāya 53.
The title signals an ethical focus on alobha (non-greed) illustrated through a narrative involving a Śūdra, emphasizing moral restraint and inner discipline.
Here “Book 1” corresponds to the first of the traditional seven khaṇḍas—Sṛṣṭi, Bhūmi, Svarga, Brahma, Pātāla, Uttara, and Kriyā-yoga-sāra—so it identifies the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa portion of the Purāṇa.