Shloka 4
The Episode of Śivaśarmā: Testing Somaśarmā through Service and Truth
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे शिवशर्मोपाख्याने चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe śivaśarmopākhyāne caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir Bab Keempat, kisah Śivaśarmā, dalam Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dari Śrī Padma Purāṇa yang mulia.
Narrator/editorial colophon (chapter-ending formula)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden stand, with a scribe’s stylus resting beside it. In the background, a small assembly of listeners sits quietly as the final words of the chapter are intoned, the atmosphere reverent and complete.","primary_figures":["Sūta-like reciter (implied)","Listening ṛṣis (implied)","Scribe (optional)"],"setting":"Recitation hall or āśrama veranda with manuscript stand, oil lamp, and garlanded text bundle.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","ink black","palm-leaf tan","deep maroon","smoke blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate manuscript stand with gold leaf borders, oil lamp glow, reciter seated with listeners, rich reds and greens, decorative floral frame, sacred text treated as icon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scene of manuscript reading, delicate lamp light, soft earth tones, refined faces of listeners, minimalistic yet lyrical interior setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized manuscript and lamp, warm red-yellow palette, reciter and listeners in simplified temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: manuscript and lamp framed by lotus borders, deep blue background with gold highlights, floral motifs and symmetrical ornamentation, devotional textile aesthetic."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["single bell strike","page rustle","soft drone (tanpura)","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्थोऽध्यायः = चतुर्थः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-लोप/ओऽ sandhi).
FAQs
This is a colophon-style closing line marking the end of a chapter; it primarily provides bibliographic structure (text name, section, episode title, and chapter number) rather than advancing the story.
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial formula traditionally used by reciters and scribes to indicate the chapter’s conclusion.
Use it as a structural anchor: Padma Purāṇa → Book 2 (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa) → Adhyāya 4 (Śivaśarmopākhyāna) → closing marker; it helps validate chapter boundaries across manuscripts and editions.