Shloka 22
The Narrative of Suvrata: Tapas, Surrender-Prayer, and Cyclical Time
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायां भूमिखंडे ऐंद्रे सुव्रतो । पाख्यानंनाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ bhūmikhaṃḍe aiṃdre suvrato | pākhyānaṃnāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ പദ്മപുരാണത്തിലെ പഞ്ചപഞ്ചാശത്-സഹസ്രസംഹിതയിലെ ഭൂമിഖണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ ഐന്ദ്ര വിഭാഗത്തിൽ ‘സുവ്രതാഖ്യാനം’ എന്ന ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।
Narrator/Redactor (colophon line; not a dialogue utterance)
Application: Use colophons to track textual context: khanda, section, and chapter-title help interpret genre (kathā, vrata, tīrtha) and intended ritual use.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, the final colophon line freshly inscribed. A scribe’s stylus rests beside ink and a small lamp, while a faint lotus watermark motif suggests the Padma Purāṇa’s identity and continuity of transmission.","primary_figures":["Scribe (lekhaka)","Palm-leaf manuscript (grantha)"],"setting":"Quiet manuscript room or temple library (grantha-bhaṇḍāra) with stacked bundles tied in red cloth; a small Viṣṇu icon in the background.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","aged parchment tan","deep maroon","smoky brown","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: manuscript desk scene with a small Janārdana icon in the background, gold-leaf accents on lamp flame and manuscript borders; rich reds and greens in cloth bundles, ornate frame with lotus motifs, devotional scholarly atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate indoor scene with delicate brushwork; scribe finishing the last line, soft window light, muted earth palette with a touch of saffron; refined details of palm-leaf texture and red thread bindings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized library interior with bold outlines; lamp, manuscript bundles, and a small Viṣṇu figure; flat pigments and symmetrical layout, emphasizing sacred textuality.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative manuscript-and-lotus composition; central open folio framed by floral borders and lotus medallions, deep blue ground with gold and white filigree, devotional textile aesthetic honoring scripture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft temple bells","quiet room tone","lamp crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संसार+कानन+घनम् → संसारकाननघनं; संदीप्तम्+अस्ति → संदीप्तमस्ति; संतप्यमानम्+अनिशम् → संतप्यमानमनिशं
FAQs
It is a colophon (closing formula) that identifies the work (Padma Purāṇa), the larger compilation (55,000-verse saṃhitā), the section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa, Aindra), and the chapter title and number.
It refers to the traditional total size of this recension/compilation as a “saṃhitā of fifty-five thousand (verses),” a common Purāṇic way of labeling the text’s extent.
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial closing line used to mark the end of Adhyāya 22.