Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 35
Counsel to Sunīthā in the Vena Narrative: Boon for a Righteous Son and the Seed–Fruit Law of Karma
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडेवेनोपाख्याने पंचत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍevenopākhyāne paṃcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Так завершается тридцать пятая глава Бхӯми-кханда в «Шри Падма-пуране», в разделе, именуемом «Вена-упакхьяна».
Narrator/Compiler (colophon line, not a dialogue utterance)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk; the final line of the chapter is freshly inscribed. A scribe’s stylus rests beside a small ink pot, while a conch and lamp signify sacred transmission and completion.","primary_figures":["scribe/reciter (anonymous)"],"setting":"traditional manuscript room or temple library (grantha-bhāṇḍāra) with stacked palm-leaf bundles tied in red cloth","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["aged parchment tan","vermillion red","lamp-flame gold","teak brown","smoky black"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sacred manuscript desk scene with ornate borders, gold leaf highlighting the colophon line, a lamp and conch placed symmetrically; rich reds and greens, jewel-like decorative motifs, South Indian temple-library ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of a quiet scriptorium—scribe’s hand, palm-leaf folios, soft morning light through a window; cool restrained palette, fine linework, lyrical stillness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript bundles and lamp with bold outlines; warm yellow-red fields, rhythmic border patterns, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing sacred textuality.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: manuscript and lamp framed by lotus and creeper borders; deep blue ground with gold floral filigree, peacocks at corners, celebratory ‘completion’ motif rendered as devotional textile art."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single temple bell strike","page/palm-leaf rustle","brief conch shell note","settling silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पञ्चत्रिंशोऽध्यायः = पञ्चत्रिंशः + अध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ). भूमिखंडेवेनोपाख्याने = भूमिखण्डे + वेनोपाख्याने (e + v…; पदसन्धिः/संयोग).
FAQs
It is a colophon marking the end of Adhyaya 35, identifying the text (Śrī Padma Purāṇa), the section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), and the sub-narrative (Vena-upākhyāna).
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial closing formula used to conclude a chapter.
It signals that the surrounding chapters belong to the narrative cycle about Vena, helping with indexing, manuscript comparison, and locating thematic units within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.