Shloka 71
The Second Slaying of Namuci
इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे द्वितीय नमुचिवधोनामैकसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe dvitīya namucivadhonāmaikasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
かくして、吉祥なる『パドマ・プラーナ』第一部スリシュティカンダにおける、「ナムチ第二討伐」と名づけられた第七十一章は終わる。
Narrative colophon (textual closing formula; no dialogue speaker)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तमोऽध्यायः = तमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It functions as a colophon, formally marking the end of Adhyaya 71 and naming the chapter (“Dvitīya Namucivadha”) within Book 1 (Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narrative closing line used by the tradition to indicate section and chapter completion.
Not directly. It is primarily structural metadata within the text, though it preserves the chapter’s topic by naming it.