Shloka 52
The Account of Women
Householder Ethics, Fault, Merit, and Govinda-Nāma as Purification
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे पंचाख्याने स्त्रीणामाख्यानंनाम । द्विपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe paṃcākhyāne strīṇāmākhyānaṃnāma | dvipaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Padma Purāṇa, in the first book—the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa—within the fifth narrative section, ends the chapter entitled “The Account of Women”: the fifty-second chapter.
Narratorial colophon (editorial/structural closing line; no direct speaker in dialogue)
Application: Use as a structural marker for study: pause, review the chapter’s nāma-mahātmya message, and begin the next adhyāya with fresh attention.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a wooden desk, the final line of the chapter highlighted with a red colophon mark. A scribe’s stylus rests beside ink and a small lamp, while a faint lotus watermark motif suggests Padma Purāṇa’s identity and continuity into the next section.","primary_figures":["Scribe (optional)","Palm-leaf manuscript"],"setting":"Traditional manuscript-copying desk in a quiet monastery or temple library corner.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["aged parchment beige","ink black","vermillion red","brass gold","shadow brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate manuscript colophon scene with gold leaf borders, a lamp-lit desk, stylized lotus motifs, rich reds and greens framing the palm-leaf folios, traditional South Indian decorative elements.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scholar’s desk with delicate brushwork, soft lamplight, muted earth tones, refined depiction of palm-leaf texture, minimal background with a lotus emblem.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of manuscript and lamp, patterned borders with lotus and creepers, warm red/yellow palette, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing sacred text transmission.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript medallion framed by lotus borders and floral vines, deep indigo background with gold highlights, calligraphic emphasis on the chapter-ending line."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell to mark completion","library silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्त्रीणामाख्यानंनाम = स्त्रीणाम् + आख्यानम् + नाम; द्विपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः = द्विपञ्चाशत्तमः + अध्यायः (ओऽ सन्धि).
FAQs
It is a colophon (closing marker) indicating the text’s internal organization: Purāṇa name, khanda, narrative unit (ākhyāna), chapter title, and chapter number.
It indicates that the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa is subdivided into larger narrative units (ākhyānas), and this chapter belongs to the fifth such unit.
Not directly; its purpose is bibliographic and archival—marking the end of Adhyaya 52 and naming it “Strīṇām-ākhyānam.”