Shloka 24
The Glory of Charity: Land-Gifts, Śālagrāma Donation, and Food–Water as Supreme Gifts
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे ब्रह्मखंडे सूतशौनकसंवादे । चतुर्विंशतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe brahmakhaṃḍe sūtaśaunakasaṃvāde | caturviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab kedua puluh empat dalam Brahma-khaṇḍa dari Śrī Padma Mahāpurāṇa, dalam dialog Sūta dan Śaunaka.
Narratorial colophon (textual closure; not a spoken verse within the dialogue)
Application: Use as a textual marker: indicates chapter boundary and preserves the integrity of the recitation tradition.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet manuscript-ending tableau: palm-leaf folios tied with a red cord rest on a low wooden stand, while Sūta sits before Śaunaka and the assembled sages in a forest sacrificial enclosure. The atmosphere is still, as if the recitation pauses at the chapter’s end and the fire’s embers glow softly.","primary_figures":["Sūta","Śaunaka","assembled ṛṣis"],"setting":"Naimiṣāraṇya forest yajña-śālā with kuśa seats, a fading homa fire, and manuscript stand.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["smoke gray","sandalwood beige","leaf green","ember orange","ink black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Sūta seated on an ornate platform facing Śaunaka and sages, palm-leaf manuscript highlighted with gold leaf borders, sacred fire and ritual vessels, rich reds/greens, and a formal symmetrical composition emphasizing textual closure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: calm forest assembly with delicate faces and fine textiles, manuscript stand in the foreground, soft light filtering through trees, minimal action to convey a chapter ending pause.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: iconic seated figures in a yajña hall, bold outlines, manuscript and ritual implements clearly stylized, warm ochres and greens, temple-wall narrative register indicating ‘colophon’ closure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: sages’ assembly framed by floral borders and manuscript motifs, subdued palette with decorative margins, emphasizing the sanctity of recitation tradition rather than dramatic action."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["silence","soft fire crackle","distant birds","gentle bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीपाद्मे+महापुराणे (पदविभागः); चतुर्विंशतितमोऽध्यायः = चतुर्विंशतितमः + अध्यायः (ओऽवग्रहः)
FAQs
It is a colophon (chapter-ending marker) that identifies the text (Padma Mahāpurāṇa), the section (Brahma-khaṇḍa), the dialogue frame (Sūta–Śaunaka), and the chapter number (24).
Sūta (often Sūta Ugraśravas) is the traditional narrator who recounts Purāṇic material, and Śaunaka is a leading sage who questions him; their dialogue is a common framing device.
They function as archival and recitational checkpoints—helping preserve chapter boundaries, identify the section, and support accurate transmission in oral and manuscript traditions.