Shloka 14
The Episode of Cyavana
Cyavana’s Hermitage and the Power of Tapas
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे शेषवात्स्यायनसंवादे रामाश्वमेधे । च्यवनोपाख्यानंनाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṃḍe śeṣavātsyāyanasaṃvāde rāmāśvamedhe | cyavanopākhyānaṃnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Así, en el sagrado Padma Purāṇa—en el Pātāla-khaṇḍa, en el diálogo entre Śeṣa y Vātsyāyana, en la sección del Aśvamedha de Rāma—concluye el capítulo decimocuarto, llamado «El episodio de Cyavana».
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending rubric) within the Śeṣa–Vātsyāyana dialogue
Application: Use colophons to track context: speaker-listener frame, section (Rāma-aśvamedha), and chapter scope—helpful for accurate recitation, citation, and vrata-kathā reading.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, the final line of the chapter written in elegant Nāgarī, while a small oil lamp flickers beside a conch and tulasī sprig. In the background, faintly envisioned, Śeṣa and Vātsyāyana sit in dialogue beneath a canopy of nāga-hoods, as if the manuscript itself is a portal to the sacred conversation.","primary_figures":["Śeṣa (Ananta)","Vātsyāyana","scribe/reciter (optional)"],"setting":"A quiet manuscript room within a temple library (grantha-bhaṇḍāra), with a subtle visionary overlay of the dialogue scene.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["aged parchment beige","lamp-flame amber","ink black","deep indigo","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sacred manuscript desk with ornate gold leaf borders, a lamp and conch in foreground, behind it Śeṣa with jeweled nāga-hoods conversing with Vātsyāyana; rich reds/greens, gold embellishment on manuscript frame, temple pillars and carved motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scholarly scene—scribe’s desk, delicate lamp glow, fine-lined manuscript, in the background a serene dialogue under a stylized tree; cool subdued palette, refined faces, gentle narrative quietude.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Śeṣa with multiple hoods, Vātsyāyana seated in profile, manuscript and lamp rendered with bold outlines, warm red/yellow/green pigments, symmetrical temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotuses and manuscript motifs, central vignette of Śeṣa–Vātsyāyana dialogue, deep blue ground with gold highlights, decorative floral frames, conch and chakra motifs subtly integrated."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page rustle","single temple bell","lamp crackle","soft drone (tanpura)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ = caturdaśaḥ + adhyāyaḥ; cyavanopākhyānaṃnāma = cyavanopākhyānam + nāma.
FAQs
It is a colophon-style closing line that identifies the text (Padma Purāṇa), section (Pātālakhaṇḍa), dialogue frame (Śeṣa–Vātsyāyana), broader topic (Rāma’s Aśvamedha), and the chapter title (Cyavanopākhyāna).
It indicates that the surrounding discourse is framed as a dialogue between Śeṣa (the cosmic serpent) and Vātsyāyana; this line itself functions as an editorial/narratorial marker rather than direct speech.
It situates Chapter 14 within a larger thematic unit devoted to Rāma’s Aśvamedha, helping readers and researchers index the Cyavana episode as part of that extended narrative context in Book 5 (Pātālakhaṇḍa).