Shloka 65
Greatness of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
within the Vena Episode
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थ । माहात्म्ये पंचषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne mātāpitṛtīrtha | māhātmye paṃcaṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീപദ്മപുരാണത്തിലെ ഭൂമിഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ വേനോപാഖ്യാനാന്തർഗത ‘മാതാപിതൃതീർത്ഥ-മാഹാത്മ്യം’ എന്ന പഞ്ചഷഷ്ടിതമ അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending rubric; no dialogue speaker specified in this line)
Concept: Textual colophon signals the completion of a tīrtha-mahātmya: honoring parents is framed as a sacred observance with transformative merit.
Application: Integrate ‘tīrtha’ into daily life by serving and honoring parents/elders; perform śrāddha, dāna, and prayers with Viṣṇu-smaraṇa as inner offering.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open with the colophon line highlighted, while behind it a symbolic tīrtha appears: a small shrine with footprints of parents carved in stone, garlanded and offered water. Sages in the background conclude recitation, hands folded, as lamps flicker in quiet completion.","primary_figures":["reciting sages (generic)","symbolic parents’ footprints (pādukā/charana)","a small Viṣṇu shrine (background symbol)"],"setting":"Āśrama library transitioning into a tīrtha courtyard with a small kund and offering platform.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["palm-leaf tan","lamp-flame gold","saffron","forest green","stone gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: foreground palm-leaf manuscript with ornate border; background tīrtha platform with carved parent-footprints garlanded, brass lamps, and a small Viṣṇu icon; heavy gold-leaf embellishment, rich vermilion and emerald accents, jewel-like detailing on lamps and borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet āśrama scene with scribes and sages; manuscript on a low wooden desk; beyond an arch, a small kund and worshipped footprints; delicate brushwork, soft morning light, cool greens and warm saffron highlights.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript and sages with bold outlines; lamp-lit shrine and footprint-stone; flat pigments with dominant yellows/reds/greens, temple-wall composition emphasizing ritual closure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript framed by lotus and floral borders; symmetrical depiction of a small tīrtha altar with garlands and lamps; deep blue background with gold motifs, intricate decorative patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"celebratory","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["closing bell","group ‘svasti’ cadence","lamp crackle","soft conch","page rustle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पंचषष्टितमोऽध्यायः = पंचषष्टितमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ); शीर्षक-शैली में सप्तमी-प्रयोग: श्रीपद्मपुराणे, भूमिखंडे, वेनोपाख्याने, माहात्म्ये।
FAQs
It is a colophon (closing rubric) marking the end of Adhyaya 65 and naming the section (Mātāpitṛtīrtha-māhātmya) within the Vena episode of the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.
It refers to a sacred tīrtha associated with honoring mother and father; in māhātmya sections, such terms typically frame a pilgrimage-place’s spiritual merit and related ethical duties.
Cite it as the colophon to Book 2 (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), Adhyaya 65, marking the end of the “Mātāpitṛtīrtha-māhātmya” within the Vena-upākhyāna, with verse number as provided by the source edition.