Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 37
Episode of King Vena: Deceptive Doctrine, Compassion, and the Contest over Dharma
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायां भूमिखंडे । वेनोपाख्याने सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ bhūmikhaṃḍe | venopākhyāne saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ដូច្នេះ បញ្ចប់ជំពូកទីសាមសិបប្រាំពីរ “វេនោបាខ្យាន” ក្នុងភូមិខណ្ឌ នៃស្រីបដ្មបុរាណៈ ដែលស្ថិតក្នុងសំហិតាប្រាំប្រាំមួយម៉ឺន (៥៥,០០០) ស្លោក។
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending editorial statement)
Application: Use textual boundaries to preserve context: chapter colophons remind readers to interpret verses within the intended narrative unit (here, Vena-upākhyāna).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scribe in a quiet monastery-like corner finishes inscribing palm-leaf folios, placing a final decorative mark to signal the chapter’s end. Behind him, a small shrine lamp burns steadily, and stacked manuscripts bear labels of ‘Bhūmi-khaṇḍa’ and ‘Vena-upākhyāna’, emphasizing preservation of sacred narrative.","primary_figures":["Temple scribe (lekhaka)","Reciter (paurāṇika)"],"setting":"Manuscript room adjacent to a small shrine; palm-leaf bundles, ink pot, stylus, cloth wraps","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","palm-leaf tan","ink black","cloth crimson","aged parchment brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated scribe with gold leaf halo-like lamp glow, ornate manuscript bundles with decorative borders, rich reds and greens in textiles, gold leaf highlights on the lamp and manuscript edges, South Indian archival-temple aesthetic.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor scene with delicate brushwork, soft light on palm leaves, refined facial features, muted browns and reds, a small diya casting warm glow, calm scholarly atmosphere.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized scribe and manuscript bundles with bold outlines, warm red-yellow palette, lamp rendered as a radiant motif, decorative border patterns like temple murals.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: manuscript colophon as a central cartouche framed by lotus and floral borders, deep blue ground with gold script-like ornamentation, small shrine lamp and tulasi motifs as auspicious fillers, Nathdwara-inspired textile symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft page/palm-leaf rustle","single bell chime","low ambient silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः = सप्तत्रिंशः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon—an editorial/narratorial closing line marking the end of Adhyaya 37 and naming the episode (Vena-upākhyāna) and section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).
It identifies the Padma Purāṇa as a compilation traditionally described as containing fifty-five thousand verses (55,000).
No character is speaking; it functions as a chapter-ending rubric/colophon inserted by the tradition of transmission to label the text’s structure.