Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 82

The Yayāti Episode: Succession and Royal Dharma Instructions to Pūru

Devanagari script

इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरित्रे द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne mātāpitṛtīrthavarṇane yayāticaritre dvyaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

अशा प्रकारे श्रीपद्मपुराणातील भूमिखंडात, वेनोपाख्यानांतर्गत, मातापितृतीर्थवर्णन व ययातीचरित्रातील ब्याऐंशीवा अध्याय समाप्त झाला।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीपद्मपुराणे: in the Śrī Padma Purāṇa
• श्रीपद्मपुराणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्मपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमत् पद्मपुराणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूमिखण्डे: in the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa section
• भूमिखण्डे: Adhikarana (Section/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (खण्डः/खण्डम्), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने: in the description of the mother-and-father pilgrimage-place
• मातापितृतीर्थवर्णने: Adhikarana (Topic/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माता (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाससमूहः; (माता-पितृ-तीर्थस्य वर्णनम्) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषप्रधानः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययातिचरित्रे: in the story of Yayāti
• ययातिचरित्रे: Adhikarana (Topic/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (ययातेः चरित्रम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्व्यशीतितमः: eighty-second
• द्व्यशीतितमः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + अशीति (संख्या) + तम (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (द्व्यशीति = 82) + तम-प्रत्यय (ordinal); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्यायः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

Speaker

Narrator/Redactor (colophon line marking chapter end)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Filial devotion (mātṛ-pitṛ-bhakti) is treated as a sacred practice; tīrtha-mahātmya frames ethics as pilgrimage-worthy dharma.

Application: Practice gratitude and service to parents/elders; when visiting sacred places, integrate ethical vows (truthfulness, non-harm, charity) rather than mere tourism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript-like colophon panel: a scribe’s palm-leaf folio rests beside a small shrine marking ‘Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha,’ with offerings of water and flowers. In the background, faint vignettes show Yayāti’s story as miniature scenes, while the central space is dominated by the dignified finality of the chapter-ending formula.","primary_figures":["Scribe/reciter (symbolic)","Pilgrims offering at Mātā–Pitṛ Tīrtha","Miniature vignette figures of Yayāti (background)"],"setting":"riverbank or kund-side shrine with simple stone steps; palm-leaf manuscript and ink-pot foreground","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","ink black","marigold gold","river green","soft crimson"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: colophon-inspired devotional panel with a small tīrtha shrine labeled Mātā–Pitṛ, pilgrims offering water and flowers, palm-leaf manuscript foreground, gold leaf borders and sacred motifs, rich reds/greens, embossed gold for the chapter-title cartouche.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: manuscript aesthetic with delicate calligraphic band, quiet riverbank shrine, tiny narrative vignettes of Yayāti in the margins, soft dawn light, restrained palette, refined linework and lyrical stillness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized shrine and pilgrims in frontal composition, bold outlines, patterned borders resembling temple murals, warm pigment blocks, a central title-cartouche feel, serene devotional closure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: tīrtha shrine framed by dense floral borders and lotus motifs, repeated kalasha patterns, deep blue-green water, gold-highlighted text panel aesthetic, devotional symmetry and ornamental richness."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["page-turning/palm-leaf rustle","single temple bell","brief silence marking closure"]}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः → द्व्यशीतितमः अध्यायः; श्रीपद्मपुराणे (समास) = श्री + पद्मपुराणे.

Characters & Entities

• Vena
• Yayāti

FAQs

Is this a narrative verse or a chapter-ending marker?

It is a colophon (chapter-ending formula) summarizing the section and declaring the completion of Adhyaya 82.

What topics are indicated as covered in this chapter?

It signals the Vena episode (Vena-upākhyāna), the description of the Mātā–Pitṛ tīrtha, and an account connected with Yayāti.

Why are colophons important for digital archiving and citation?

They provide reliable structural metadata—text, khanda, chapter number, and thematic labels—useful for indexing, search, and precise referencing.