Shloka 75
Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha
with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययाति । चरित्रे पंचसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne mātāpitṛtīrthavarṇane yayāti | caritre paṃcasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
આ રીતે શ્રી પદ્મપુરાણના ભૂમિખંડમાં, વેનોપાખ્યાન અંતર્ગત માતાપિતૃતીર્થવર્ણન તથા યયાતિચરિત્ર સંબંધિત પંચોતેરમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો।
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending formula; no direct speaker specified in the verse itself)
Concept: Filial reverence is elevated into tīrtha-dharma; sacred geography is intertwined with ethical obligations.
Application: Practice gratitude and service to parents/elders; when visiting sacred places, pair ritual acts with ethical repair and family responsibility.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene river-ford shrine dedicated to Mother and Father: pilgrims offer water, flowers, and lamps, while a small sanctum bears symbolic footprints or paired icons representing parental divinity. The atmosphere is quiet and concluding, like a manuscript colophon—inviting remembrance and gratitude.","primary_figures":["pilgrims","family elders (symbolic mother and father figures)","local priests"],"setting":"A tīrtha ghat with steps into calm water, a modest shrine, banyan/peepal trees, and offerings arranged on stone platforms.","lighting_mood":"soft twilight","color_palette":["river-silver","sandalwood beige","marigold orange","leaf green","lamp-flame gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sacred ghat scene with paired parental icons in a small shrine, gold leaf on lamps and sanctum arch, rich reds/greens, pilgrims offering arghya, ornate borders and auspicious motifs emphasizing completion of a chapter.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: tranquil riverside steps with delicate figures performing offerings, cool watery palette with warm lamp points, lyrical trees and distant hills, refined faces expressing gratitude and calm closure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple-wall depiction of a tīrtha ghat—bold outlines, saturated pigments, priests and pilgrims in ritual poses, paired parental symbolism in the shrine, rhythmic decorative bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotuses and vines framing a central ghat and shrine; pilgrims offering lamps and flowers, deep blues and gold accents, intricate textile patterning conveying a colophon-like closure."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["gentle flowing water","even temple bell","soft conch at ending","closing silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेनोपाख्याने = वेन + उपाख्याने; पञ्चसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः = पञ्चसप्ततितमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon (ending marker) summarizing the section: the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context, the Vena-upākhyāna frame, the Mātā-Pitṛ Tīrtha description, and the Yayāti account, concluding Adhyāya 75.
It indicates a sacred place (tīrtha) associated with honoring one’s mother and father—typically reinforcing dharma through reverence, gratitude, and ancestral/parental duties as part of tīrtha discourse.
Purāṇic chapters often nest stories; this colophon signals that the chapter belongs to the broader Vena narrative (upākhyāna) while specifically presenting material connected with Yayāti’s account and the description of a particular tīrtha.