Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 102

Vision of Nandana Grove: The Glory of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree and the Birth of Aśokasundarī

Devanagari script

इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे द्व्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre dvyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ പദ്മപുരാണത്തിലെ ഭൂമിഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ, വേനോപാഖ്യാനം, ഗുരുതീർത്ഥമാഹാത്മ്യം, ച്യവനചരിത്രം എന്നിവയിൽ നൂറ്റിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse Marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्ति/उद्धरण-अव्यय (thus/end-quotative)

• श्रीपद्मपुराणे: in the Śrī Padma Purāṇa
• श्रीपद्मपुराणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-पद्म-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रीमत् पद्मपुराणम्)

• भूमिखंडे: in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa section
• भूमिखंडे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भूमेः खण्डः)

• वेनोपाख्याने: in the Vena episode
• वेनोपाख्याने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेन-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वेनस्य उपाख्यानम्)

• गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये: in the glorification of Guru-tīrtha
• गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-तीर्थ-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गुरुतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यम्)

• च्यवनचरित्रे: in the story of Cyavana
• च्यवनचरित्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन-चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (च्यवनस्य चरित्रम्)

• द्व्यधिकशततमः: one hundred and two (102nd)
• द्व्यधिकशततमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-अधिक-शततम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शततमः + द्व्यधिकः = 102nd)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Colophon/Redactional closing formula (no in-text speaker)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्व्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः = द्व्यधिकशततमः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-सन्धि/ओऽ); अन्यत्र समास-रूपाणि।

Characters & Entities

• Padma Purana
• Bhūmi-khaṇḍa
• Vena
• Guru-tīrtha
• Cyavana

FAQs

Is this shloka a narrative verse or a colophon?

It is a colophon (chapter-ending formula) that identifies the text (Padma Purāṇa), section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), and the embedded topics (Vena episode, Guru-tīrtha glorification, and Cyavana’s story).

What does this verse indicate about the structure of the Padma Purana?

It shows the layered organization: Khanda (Book/section) → Adhyaya (chapter) → thematic sub-episodes (upākhyāna, māhātmya, caritra) nested within the chapter’s frame.

What is the practical archival value of such a colophon for digital editions?

It provides reliable anchors for citation and indexing—useful for chapter boundaries, topic tagging (Vena, Guru-tīrtha, Cyavana), and aligning manuscripts/prints that may vary in verse numbering.