Shloka 58

Praise of the Merits of Sacred Ponds, Tree-Planting, and Water-Charities

Devanagari script

इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखंडे पुष्करिण्यादिधर्मकीर्तनंनामाष्टपंचाशत्तमो । ऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe puṣkariṇyādidharmakīrtanaṃnāmāṣṭapaṃcāśattamo | 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

इति श्रीपाद्मपुराणे प्रथमे सृष्टिखण्डे ‘पुष्करिण्यादिधर्मकीर्तनम्’ नामाष्टपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीपाद्मपुराणे: in the Śrī Padma Purāṇa
• श्रीपाद्मपुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (Text-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपाद्मपुराण (प्रातिपदिक; श्री+पाद्म+पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• प्रथमे: in the first
• प्रथमे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण

• सृष्टिखण्डे: in the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (creation section)
• सृष्टिखण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (Section-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टिखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; सृष्टि+खण्ड)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पुष्करिण्यादिधर्मकीर्तनम्: (the chapter titled) ‘Praise of the dharmas beginning with Puṣkariṇī’
• पुष्करिण्यादिधर्मकीर्तनम्: Saṃjñā (Title/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; अध्याय-शीर्षक-रूपेण (as title)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Saṃjñā-sambandha (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle)

• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-eighth
• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of अध्यायः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या) + पञ्चाशत् (संख्या) + तम (तद्धित)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending formula; no in-dialogue speaker specified in this line)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript rests on a wooden stand, its final line marked with an ornate ‘iti’ flourish. A temple scribe places a lotus beside the text, signaling completion, while a small oil lamp burns steadily in silence.","primary_figures":["scribe","manuscript","temple lamp"],"setting":"Quiet manuscript room in a temple or āśrama; ink pot, stylus, lotus offering","lighting_mood":"lamp-lit","color_palette":["aged parchment tan","ink black","lamp gold","lotus pink","teak brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: close-up devotional still-life of palm-leaf manuscript with gold-leaf border, lotus offering, and brass lamp; rich reds and greens in the surrounding cloth, embossed gold ‘iti’ ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: serene scriptorium scene with delicate linework; soft warm lamp glow on parchment, minimal composition, refined details on stylus and lotus petals.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized manuscript and lamp with bold outlines; symmetrical framing, saturated pigments, temple-wall aesthetic emphasizing sacred text as icon.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate border of lotuses and vines around a central manuscript motif; deep blue ground with gold highlights, devotional textile aesthetic treating the chapter colophon as sacred emblem."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["silence","single temple bell","soft lamp crackle"]}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्री+पाद्म+पुराणे→श्रीपाद्मपुराणे (समास); सृष्टि+खण्डे→सृष्टिखण्डे; पुष्करिणी+आदि→पुष्करिण्यादि (यण्-सन्धि); धर्म+कीर्तनम्→धर्मकीर्तनम्; कीर्तनम्+नाम→कीर्तनं नाम; अष्ट+पञ्चाशत्+तमः→अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः; 'अध्यायः' = अध्यायः (अवग्रह-चिह्नः)

Characters & Entities

• Padma Purāṇa
• Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa
• Puṣkariṇī

FAQs

What is this verse, and why does it sound different from narrative shlokas?

It is a colophon—a formal closing line marking the end of a chapter—stating the text name, section (Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa), chapter title, and chapter number.

What does “Puṣkariṇy-ādi-dharma-kīrtana” indicate about the chapter’s focus?

It indicates the chapter centers on praising the religious merits (dharma/puṇya) connected with a sacred water body (puṣkariṇī) and associated observances or related sacred practices.

Who is speaking in this verse—Pulastya and Bhīṣma, or Śiva and Pārvatī?

This line does not belong to the dialogue itself; it is a redactional/narratorial chapter-ending marker, so no specific speaker is indicated here.