Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 98
Manifestation of the Śrī Vāsudeva Hymn in the Glory of Guru-tīrtha
Cyavana Narrative within the Vena Episode
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रेऽष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre'ṣṭanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਪਦਮ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੇ ਭੂਮਿਖੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ, ਵੇਨੋਪਾਖਿਆਨ ਅੰਦਰ, ਗੁਰੂ-ਤੀਰਥ ਦੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਚ੍ਯਵਨ-ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਅਠਾਨਵੇਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਪਨ ਹੋਇਆ।
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending rubric; no direct speaker)
Concept: Textual framing itself is a dhārmic act: naming the tīrtha, episode, and chapter preserves the merit-bearing context and guides listeners toward pilgrimage and vrata-oriented practice.
Application: Keep spiritual study contextual: note sources, lineages, and places; treat śravaṇa/paṭhana as a disciplined practice with intention (saṅkalpa).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript rests on a low wooden desk beside a small oil lamp; the final line is freshly inscribed, and a red colophon mark seals the chapter’s completion. In the background, a quiet tīrtha-ghāṭa with steps descending to still water suggests the Guru-tīrtha setting, while a lone reciter bows to the text in reverence.","primary_figures":["Anonymous scribe/reciter","Symbolic presence of Guru-tīrtha (ghāṭa, shrine)"],"setting":"Manuscript room opening onto a riverside/pond-side tīrtha; simple shrine bell and incense stand nearby.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-amber","palm-leaf beige","vermillion seal-red","deep umber","quiet teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotional manuscript vignette—scribe offering flowers to a palm-leaf Purāṇa, small shrine of Viṣṇu implied with gold-leaf halo motif; ornate border, rich reds/greens, embossed gold on lamp flame and colophon seal, traditional South Indian interior details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate study scene with delicate lines—scribe finishing an iti-colophon, soft lamp glow, cool dusk outside over a tīrtha-ghāṭa; refined facial features, gentle earth tones, lyrical stillness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized interior with bold outlines—lamp, manuscript, and a simplified tīrtha backdrop; warm reds/yellows/greens, ornamental lotus border, temple-wall composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative colophon tableau—central manuscript framed by lotus creepers and floral borders; small tīrtha-ghāṭa motif below, deep blue background with gold accents, symmetrical textile-like patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bell","page rustle","incense crackle","distant water lapping","brief silence after 'iti'"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: च्यवनचरित्रेऽष्टनवतितमोऽध्यायः = च्यवनचरित्रे + अष्टनवतितमः + अध्यायः (ए + अ → एऽ; ओ + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon (chapter-ending rubric) that summarizes the textual location: Bhūmi-khaṇḍa → Vena-upākhyāna → Guru-tīrtha-māhātmya → Cyavana-caritra, and marks the end of Adhyaya 98.
It indicates a māhātmya section—passages that praise the spiritual merit and significance of a specific sacred site (tīrtha) named “Guru-tīrtha.”
Not directly. As a colophon, it does not present doctrine or instruction; it functions as a structural marker pointing to the themes (tīrtha-glorification and the Cyavana narrative) covered in the chapter.