Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 47
The Story of Sudevā and Śivaśarman (within the Sukalā Narrative): Pride, Neglect, and Household Discipline
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने सुकलाचरित्रे । सप्तचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne sukalācaritre | saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ដូច្នេះ ក្នុងព្រះបដ្មបុរាណដ៏គួរគោរព ក្នុងភូមិខណ្ឌៈ នៅក្នុងវេនោបាខ្យានៈ ជាពិសេសប្រវត្តិសុកលា ជំពូកទីសែសិបប្រាំពីរបានបញ្ចប់។
Narrator/Redactor (colophon statement; not a dialogue line)
Application: Use closures and summaries to retain teachings; note section boundaries for study, recitation, and vrata-kathā reading cycles.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, the final line of the chapter freshly inked, while a scribe’s stylus rests beside a small lamp. Behind, a faint vision of the narrative—Vena’s tale and Sukalā’s episode—appears like a miniature vignette, emphasizing the transition from story to scripture.","primary_figures":["Scribe (lekhaka)","Palm-leaf manuscript (grantha)"],"setting":"Manuscript room or temple library corner with lamp, ink pot, and stacked folios","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["aged parchment beige","ink black","lamp amber","saffron","teak brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sacred manuscript colophon scene with ornate frame, gold leaf around the lamp halo and manuscript borders, rich reds and greens in the background textiles, stylized scribe with traditional ornaments, emphasis on the sanctity of the written Purāṇa.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet scholarly interior, delicate rendering of palm leaves and stylus, soft morning light, minimal figures, refined calligraphic focus, cool shadows and warm lamp glow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript and lamp with bold outlines, temple-library ambiance, natural pigment palette, icon-like reverence for the grantha as sacred presence.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border-heavy composition with lotus motifs framing an open manuscript, deep blue and gold accents, devotional textile aesthetic treating the colophon as a sacred emblem."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft conch in the distance","page/leaf rustle","lamp crackle","temple silence","single bell at completion"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः = सप्तचत्वारिंशः + अध्यायः (ः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon-style closing line marking the end of Adhyaya 47, identifying the Purāṇa, the khaṇḍa, and the sub-narrative (upākhyāna).
Upākhyāna denotes an embedded or subsidiary narrative within a larger discourse, often used to frame moral, devotional, or genealogical material.
Neither; the line functions as a redactional/narratorial chapter marker rather than spoken dialogue, so it is attributed to the text’s editorial voice.