Shloka 52
Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue
चतुर्लक्षप्रमाणेन द्वापरे द्वापरे जगौ । तदाष्टादशधा कृत्वा भूलोकेस्मिन्प्रकाशितं
caturlakṣapramāṇena dvāpare dvāpare jagau | tadāṣṭādaśadhā kṛtvā bhūlokesminprakāśitaṃ
ప్రతి ద్వాపరయుగంలో ఇది నాలుగు లక్షల శ్లోక-ప్రమాణంగా పఠింపబడింది; తరువాత దానిని పద్దెనిమిది భాగాలుగా విభజించి ఈ భూలోకంలో ప్రకటించారు।
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Concept: Divine teaching is adapted into accessible forms for human society; classification safeguards comprehension and practice.
Application: Break large goals (study, sādhanā, vows) into clear sections—daily/weekly modules—so the whole tradition becomes livable.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal scroll of light unfurls from the heavens into the human world, its verses shimmering like stars. Sages on an earthly riverbank receive the revelation and divide it into eighteen luminous bundles, each becoming a distinct Purāṇa, while the sky above still hints at the immeasurable original expanse.","primary_figures":["Celestial reciter (Deva)","Earthly sages (ṛṣis)","Symbolic eighteen Purāṇa bundles (personified as manuscripts)"],"setting":"Riverbank āśrama in Bhūloka with sacrificial fire, deer, and palm-leaf manuscripts laid on kusa grass","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sunrise gold","river jade","manuscript tan","vermillion","deep ultramarine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: heavenly scroll descending into an āśrama scene, sages seated around a homa-kuṇḍa, eighteen manuscript bundles arranged symmetrically; gold leaf rays from the sky, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, traditional iconography of ṛṣis with matted hair and sacred threads.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate riverside hermitage with fine trees and birds, sages gently sorting manuscripts into eighteen stacks, soft dawn sky with a luminous ribbon of text; cool natural palette, refined faces, lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of sages and manuscript stacks, stylized river waves, radiant descending text-band from the top; warm pigment blocks, temple-wall symmetry, expressive eyes and rhythmic patterns.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central descending ‘text-lotus’ motif, sages as small figures below, ornate floral borders with manuscript and lotus patterns; deep blue ground, gold highlights, peacocks perched near manuscript stacks."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: caturlakṣapramāṇena = caturlakṣa-pramāṇena; tadāṣṭādaśadhā = tad + aṣṭādaśadhā (d + a → dā by sandhi in transmission; read as tad aṣṭādaśadhā); bhūlokesminprakāśitaṃ = bhūloke + asmin + prakāśitam.
FAQs
It describes the Purāṇic text being recited in the Dvāpara yuga in a large extent (four lakhs) and then being arranged into eighteen divisions and revealed in the human realm.
In Purāṇic discourse, “eighteen” commonly alludes to the standard count of eighteen Mahāpurāṇas; this verse presents the tradition of organizing the material into eighteen parts for transmission in the world.
Indirectly, it emphasizes preservation and responsible transmission of sacred knowledge—structuring, safeguarding, and making teachings accessible for people in the world.