Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 89
Glory of Guru-tīrtha: Mānasarovara Marvels and the Revā Confluence
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थवर्णने च्यवनचरित्रे एकोननवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthavarṇane cyavanacaritre ekonanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಪದ್ಮಪುರಾಣದ ಭೂಮಿಖಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ವೇನೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನ, ಗುರುತೀರ್ಥವರ್ಣನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚ್ಯವನಚರಿತ್ರೆಯೊಂದಿಗಿನ ಎಂಬತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಯಿತು।
Narrator/editorial colophon (chapter-ending formula)
Concept: Tīrtha-mahātmyas and exemplary narratives (Vena, Cyavana) function as dharma-instruction: sacred places and saintly lineages reorient conduct toward purification and right rule.
Application: Use narrative closure as a cue to reflect: what vow, pilgrimage, or ethical correction does the story invite? Keep a personal ‘dharma journal’ after śravaṇa.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript colophon scene: a scribe completes the final line with a flourish while, in a triptych-like vision above, three vignettes appear—Vena’s cautionary kingship, the sanctified Guru-tīrtha on a riverbank, and the venerable Cyavana in austere tapas. The composition feels like a sacred table of contents rendered as living icons.","primary_figures":["scribe/narrator figure","King Vena (vignette)","tīrtha pilgrims (vignette)","Sage Cyavana (vignette)"],"setting":"Palm-leaf manuscript desk in the foreground; visionary panels of forest, riverbank tīrtha, and hermitage austerity in the background.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["antique parchment","burnished gold","river blue","forest green","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: colophon tableau with gold leaf borders; central scribe with stylus and palm leaves; three framed vignettes—Vena on a throne, Guru-tīrtha with pilgrims offering water, Cyavana in tapas—each with gilded halos and jewel-toned reds/greens, ornate arch motifs and lotus medallions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: manuscript-completion scene with fine calligraphic detail; soft, lyrical vignettes in the background like painted margins; cool blues and greens, delicate faces, gentle river shimmer at the Guru-tīrtha panel.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold compartmentalized panels; thick outlines; Cyavana’s ascetic form stylized, Vena’s royal posture iconic; warm earthy pigments with strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border heavy with lotus and creepers; central ‘tīrtha’ vignette emphasized with water motifs; surrounding medallions depict Vena and Cyavana; deep blue ground with gold highlights and intricate floral filigree."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell at cadence","distant river murmur","concluding conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकोननवतितमोऽध्यायः = एकोननवतितमः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ओऽ); वेनोपाख्याने = वेन + उपाख्याने (स्वर-सन्धि)
FAQs
It serves as a colophon marking the end of Adhyaya 89, summarizing the chapter’s main themes (Vena narrative, Guru-tīrtha description, and Cyavana’s account) and locating it within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.
No. It is a formal editorial closing line (iti... adhyāyaḥ) rather than a doctrinal statement or plot event.
By explicitly naming “Guru-tīrtha-varṇana,” it flags that the chapter includes a tīrtha description, helping researchers and pilgrims quickly identify relevant sections within Book 2 (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).