Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
स लभेद्वैष्णवं धाम भुक्त्वा भोगानिहेप्सितान् । एतद्वै पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रं पद्मसंज्ञकम् ॥ ३७ ॥
sa labhedvaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma bhuktvā bhogānihepsitān | etadvai paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasraṃ padmasaṃjñakam || 37 ||
അവൻ ഇവിടെ ഇഷ്ടമായ ഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിച്ച ശേഷം വൈഷ്ണവ ധാമം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഇതുതന്നെ ‘പദ്മ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമായ പഞ്ചപഞ്ചാശത് സഹസ്ര (അമ്പത്തയ്യായിരം) പ്രമാണം.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links phala (attainable results) to the highest goal: after experiencing desired worldly fruits, the merit culminates in reaching the Vaiṣṇava dhāma—Viṣṇu’s abode—showing a graded movement from bhoga to mokṣa-oriented attainment.
By naming the final destination as “Vaiṣṇava dhāma,” the verse frames the ultimate outcome as union with/approach to Viṣṇu’s realm, implying that the underlying merit is aligned with Vaiṣṇava devotion and Viṣṇu-centered dharma.
It highlights a technical Puranic-numerical convention (saṁjñā for large counts): “Padma” as a named unit of 55,000—useful for understanding anukramaṇikā-style enumerations and phala-shruti quantifications in Purāṇic literature.