Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 69
The Teaching on Śiva-Dharma and the Supremacy of Food-Giving
within the Pitṛtīrtha–Yayāti Episode
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृतीर्थे ययाति । चरिते एकोनसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne pitṛtīrthe yayāti | carite ekonasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಪದ್ಮಪುರಾಣದ ಭೂಮಿಖಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ, ವೇನೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನದೊಳಗಿನ ಪಿತೃತೀರ್ಥ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ ಯಯಾತಿಚರಿತ ವಿಷಯಕ ಎಕೋನಸಪ್ತತಿತಮ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಯಿತು.
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending rubric; no in-text speaker)
Concept: Textual framing: the chapter’s authority rests in its placement within Vena-upākhyāna and Pitṛtīrtha/Yayāti-carita, implying the efficacy of pitṛ-related tirtha rites and moral exempla.
Application: Use colophons as navigational cues: identify the rite/story context (pitṛ-tīrtha, Yayāti) before applying teachings; approach pitṛ rites with śraddhā and ethical living.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, its final line marked with a decorative flourish announcing the end of the adhyāya. Behind it, a quiet riverside tīrtha for pitṛ rites is suggested—kusha grass, a small śrāddha altar, and a distant kingly figure (Yayāti) rendered like a memory within the text. The mood is archival and sacred, emphasizing transmission and closure.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","reciter (paurāṇika)","symbolic presence of King Yayāti"],"setting":"Manuscript desk in an āśrama near a pitṛ-tīrtha ghat; ritual items (kusa, water pot, sesame) arranged neatly.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["aged parchment tan","lamp amber","ink black","river green","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sacred manuscript scene with ornate gold leaf border framing the colophon text area, a paurāṇika seated with palm-leaf folios, ritual vessels and kusa arranged, subtle background of a tīrtha ghat, rich reds and greens with gold embellishment on borders and lamp halo.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor-outdoor āśrama vignette, delicate manuscript folios and ink pot, soft lamp glow, a calm riverbank beyond, minimal figures with refined faces, gentle earth tones and cool greens, fine linework on the colophon flourish.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized scribe and reciter with bold outlines, manuscript emphasized with patterned borders, ritual items simplified into iconic shapes, warm red/yellow palette, temple-wall aesthetic with a framed ‘end of chapter’ panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border-heavy composition with lotus and floral motifs surrounding a central manuscript panel, small ritual altar motifs repeated, deep blue-green background with gold accents, narrative medallions hinting at Yayāti and Pitṛtīrtha."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell to mark completion","brief silence","distant river flow"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकोनसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः = एकोनसप्ततितमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
This is a colophon (chapter-ending rubric) summarizing where the chapter belongs in the Padma Purāṇa and naming its main sub-topics (Vena-upākhyāna, Pitṛtīrtha, and Yayāti).
It signals a sacred tīrtha associated with the pitṛs (ancestors), implying a pilgrimage/ritual context within the chapter’s content.
The colophon indicates that this chapter is situated within the broader Vena narrative while also containing (or transitioning through) material about Pitṛtīrtha and the story of King Yayāti.