Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 105
The Birth and Preservation of Nahuṣa
Guru-tīrtha Greatness within the Vena Episode
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे पंचोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre paṃcottaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-fifth chapter of the Śrī Padma Purāṇa, in the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa—within the Vena episode—describing the greatness of Guru-tīrtha, in the narrative of Cyavana.
Narratorial colophon (end-of-chapter marker; no direct speaker stated)
Concept: Tīrtha-mahātmya is authenticated through narrative framing: sacred geography is made spiritually operative by remembered exemplars (Cyavana) and dhārmic episodes (Vena-upākhyāna).
Application: Use chapter colophons as practice cues: pause, offer gratitude, and internalize the teaching; let pilgrimage be paired with ethical transformation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript colophon scene: a scribe completes the final line ‘iti śrīpadmapurāṇe…’, while in a visionary overlay the Guru-tīrtha appears—clear waters, a small shrine, and sages performing snāna and offering arghya. The atmosphere conveys textual closure and the living continuity of pilgrimage tradition.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","sages (ṛṣis)","pilgrims at Guru-tīrtha","Cyavana (as a faint narrative vignette)"],"setting":"Palm-leaf manuscript desk transitioning into a sacred waterbody with steps (ghāṭa) and a modest shrine; banners indicating ‘Guru-tīrtha’.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["parchment tan","ink black","river turquoise","marigold gold","stone gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: split composition—foreground scribe finishing the colophon on palm leaves; background a stylized tīrtha with steps, shrine, and sages; gold leaf used for the ‘Śrī’ and halos, rich reds/greens in borders, ornate arch framing the sacred water scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate manuscript-writing scene with delicate detail; behind it, a lyrical riverbank tīrtha with pilgrims; cool blues and soft browns, refined faces, gentle landscape with distant hills, subtle narrative vignettes of Cyavana-caritra in the margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic depiction of a tīrtha with ghāṭa and shrine; sages in stylized poses performing snāna; bold outlines, flat pigments, temple-wall texture; warm reds/yellows/greens with turquoise water band and decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Guru-tīrtha rendered as a central water-lotus mandala; pilgrims and sages arranged symmetrically; ornate floral borders, deep blue and gold; small cartouche panels around the border showing ‘Vena-upākhyāna’ and ‘Cyavana-caritra’ as miniature narrative medallions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["page/palm-leaf rustle","temple bells","flowing water","soft concluding chant of 'iti'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चोत्तरशततमः + अध्यायः → पञ्चोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ)
FAQs
It is a colophon: an end-of-chapter marker summarizing the textual location (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), sub-narrative (Vena-upākhyāna), topic (Guru-tīrtha-māhātmya), and story frame (Cyavana-caritra).
It shows nested organization: Khanda → Upākhyāna (episode) → Māhātmya (glorification of a sacred place) → Character narrative (Cyavana) → Chapter number.
It provides authoritative citation metadata—work name, section (khanda), thematic unit, and chapter number—useful for cataloging, cross-referencing, and SEO-friendly page titling.