Shloka 4
Description of Uttara-Kuru and the Meru-Flank Regions
Bhadrāśva, Sudarśana Jambū, Solar Attendants
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडे चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਪਦਮ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੇ ਸਵਰਗਖੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੌਥਾ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
Narratorial colophon (textual closure marker)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript rests on a low wooden desk, its final line freshly inked: the chapter colophon. A small oil lamp burns steadily beside a conch and a tulasi-shaped brass vessel, suggesting the continuity of recitation and tradition even as the chapter closes.","primary_figures":["Scribe (optional)","Reciter (Sūta, optional)"],"setting":"Quiet manuscript room or temple library corner with palm leaves, ink pot, lamp, and ritual objects","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","aged parchment beige","ink black","sandalwood brown","deep maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: devotional still-life of palm-leaf manuscript with gold-leaf border, ornate lamp with embossed highlights, rich maroon backdrop, and traditional South Indian decorative motifs framing the colophon line.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scholar’s corner with delicate linework, soft lamp glow, pale parchment tones, and refined minimalism; a calm, concluding atmosphere with subtle floral margins.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript and lamp with bold outlines, flat pigment fields, and temple-wall texture; decorative borders echoing mural panels, emphasizing formal closure.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornamental border-heavy composition where the manuscript sits amid lotus and creeper motifs, deep blue ground with gold accents, evoking sacred recitation tradition rather than narrative action."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single bell strike","brief silence","soft tanpura drone fading"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्थोऽध्यायः = चतुर्थः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-लोप, ओऽवग्रह).
FAQs
It functions as a colophon—an editorial closure formula marking that Svarga-khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 4 has concluded within the Śrī Padma Mahāpurāṇa.
No. It is a structural marker rather than a philosophical or narrative verse.
Use it to confirm section boundaries and citations: Book 3 (Svarga-khaṇḍa), Adhyāya 4, Śloka 4—indicating the chapter’s end.