Shloka 68
Fruits of Righteousness: Charity, Faith, and the Path to Yama
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृतीर्थवर्णने ययाति । चरित्रेऽष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne pitṛtīrthavarṇane yayāti | caritre'ṣṭaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le soixante-huitième chapitre du Bhūmi-khaṇḍa du Śrī Padma Purāṇa, dans l’épisode de Vena, décrivant les Pitṛ-tīrtha, lieux saints de pèlerinage pour les ancêtres, et relatant l’histoire du roi Yayāti.
Narratorial colophon (chapter ending formula; no direct speaker stated)
Concept: Tīrtha-description and royal exempla (Vena, Yayāti) function as dharma pedagogy: sacred places and narratives transmit ancestral duty and merit-making.
Application: Use colophons as study markers: revisit the chapter’s key practices (pitṛ-tarpaṇa, tīrtha-yātrā, dāna) and integrate them into annual ancestral rites with a devotional mindset.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk as a scribe finishes the final colophon line, while behind him a montage-like frieze shows pilgrims bathing at various pitṛ-tīrthas and offering tarpaṇa with black sesame. In the upper corner, faint portraits of King Vena and King Yayāti appear like narrative seals, indicating the chapter’s completed arc.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","pilgrims performing tarpaṇa","King Vena (cameo)","King Yayāti (cameo)"],"setting":"Quiet āśrama library with oil lamp, ink pot, palm leaves; background vignette panels of riverbanks and tīrtha steps.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoked amber","palm-leaf beige","ink black","river teal","ash grey"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: manuscript-and-colophon tableau with a scribe at a desk, gold-leaf border framing small narrative panels of pitṛ-tīrtha bathing and tarpaṇa; cameo medallions of Vena and Yayāti with embossed halos; rich maroons and greens, ornate arch motifs, jewel-like detailing on lamp and vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene āśrama interior with a scribe completing a colophon on palm leaves; delicate background vignettes of pilgrims at stepped ghats offering tarpaṇa; soft earth tones, cool river blues, fine linework, gentle shading and lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined scribe with stylized desk and lamp; upper band shows simplified pitṛ-tīrtha scenes in panel format; cameo kings in circular frames; red-ochre ground, yellow-green accents, decorative borders like temple murals.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript motif surrounded by lotus and geometric borders; multiple small ghāt scenes of tarpaṇa arranged symmetrically; medallion portraits of Vena and Yayāti; deep indigo cloth with gold and white detailing, intricate floral patterns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell at closure","low tanpura drone","distant river flow","brief silence at end"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चरित्रेऽष्टषष्टितमः → चरित्रे + अष्टषष्टितमः (ए + अ → एऽ). अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः → अष्टषष्टितमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon (ending marker) summarizing the chapter’s placement (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), themes (Vena episode, Pitṛ-tīrthas), and associated legend (Yayāti), and stating that this is the 68th chapter.
Pitṛ-tīrthas are sacred pilgrimage places associated with honoring ancestors (pitṛs), typically linked with śrāddha, tarpaṇa, and remembrance rites; this chapter section is said to describe such sites.
It signals that the chapter includes (or concludes with) material connected to the Yayāti legend (yayāti-carita), alongside the Vena narrative and the description of ancestral sacred places.