Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
स लभेद्वैष्णवं धाम भुक्त्वा भोगानिहेप्सितान् । एतद्वै पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रं पद्मसंज्ञकम् ॥ ३७ ॥
sa labhedvaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma bhuktvā bhogānihepsitān | etadvai paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasraṃ padmasaṃjñakam || 37 ||
Après avoir goûté ici-bas les jouissances désirées, il atteint en vérité la demeure vaiṣṇava. Ceci est, en toute certitude, la mesure de cinquante-cinq mille, connue sous le nom de « Padma ».
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links phala (attainable results) to the highest goal: after experiencing desired worldly fruits, the merit culminates in reaching the Vaiṣṇava dhāma—Viṣṇu’s abode—showing a graded movement from bhoga to mokṣa-oriented attainment.
By naming the final destination as “Vaiṣṇava dhāma,” the verse frames the ultimate outcome as union with/approach to Viṣṇu’s realm, implying that the underlying merit is aligned with Vaiṣṇava devotion and Viṣṇu-centered dharma.
It highlights a technical Puranic-numerical convention (saṁjñā for large counts): “Padma” as a named unit of 55,000—useful for understanding anukramaṇikā-style enumerations and phala-shruti quantifications in Purāṇic literature.