Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 97
Annadāna and the Obstruction of Viṣṇu-Darśana; Vāmadeva’s Teaching and the Vāsudeva Stotra Prelude
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये । च्यवनचरित्रे सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye | cyavanacaritre saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀପଦ୍ମପୁରାଣର ଭୂମିଖଣ୍ଡରେ, ବେନୋପାଖ୍ୟାନାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଗୁରୁତୀର୍ଥମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ଓ ଚ୍ୟବନଚରିତ୍ରର ସତାନବତିତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ।
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending rubric; no direct speaker)
Concept: Śāstra transmits merit through structured narration—tīrtha-māhātmya and exempla (ākhyāna) are themselves instruments of dharma.
Application: Treat pilgrimage, teacher-reverence, and listening to sacred narratives as disciplined practices; keep a personal ‘colophon’ habit—end spiritual study with gratitude and resolve.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk in a lamp-lit temple library, the final line of the chapter freshly inscribed. Behind it, a faint visionary tableau appears: a tīrtha-ghāṭa with sages and pilgrims, as if the colophon itself opens a window into the sacred landscape it names.","primary_figures":["anonymous scribe","pilgrim-sages (ṛṣis)","subtle presence of Viṣṇu as protective aura"],"setting":"Temple manuscript room transitioning into a river-ghāṭa tīrtha scene in the background","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["burnished gold","palm-leaf tan","lamp-flame amber","deep indigo shadow","vermillion accents"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a sanctum-like manuscript chamber with a brass oil lamp, palm-leaf folios and stylus in the foreground; in the upper register a miniature Guru-tīrtha ghāṭa with pilgrims; heavy gold leaf haloing the implied presence of Viṣṇu as a protective mandala, rich reds and greens, ornate borders, gem-studded lamp and vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scriptorium scene with delicate brushwork—scribe finishing a colophon on palm leaves; through an arched window a serene tīrtha riverbank with ascetics; cool palette, lyrical naturalism, refined faces, soft Himalayan-like hills as symbolic distance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments—scribe, lamp, manuscript desk; behind, stylized river-ghāṭa and sages; characteristic large eyes, red-yellow-green dominance, temple-wall aesthetic with rhythmic decorative bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript and lamp framed by lotus borders; upper band shows tīrtha pilgrims and a symbolic Viṣṇu padma motif; intricate floral vines, deep blues and gold, symmetrical textile composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells (soft)","oil-lamp crackle","page/palm-leaf rustle","distant flowing water","brief silence at closure"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः = सप्तनवतितमः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon that marks the end of Adhyaya 97 and identifies the textual nesting: Bhūmi-khaṇḍa → Vena-upākhyāna → Guru-tīrtha-māhātmya → Cyavana-caritra.
No. It is a structural/end-marker line used by the tradition to label the chapter and its thematic placement.
It indicates that the chapter belongs to the Vena narrative, specifically within the glorification of Guru-tīrtha, and relates to the legend of the sage Cyavana.