Shloka 50
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
पादमस्य विदन्सम्यग्योधीयीत जितेंद्रियः । तेनाधीतं पुराणं स्यात्सर्वं नास्त्यत्र संशयः
pādamasya vidansamyagyodhīyīta jiteṃdriyaḥ | tenādhītaṃ purāṇaṃ syātsarvaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
జితేంద్రియుడు ఈ పురాణంలోని ఒక పాదం (చతుర్థ భాగం)నైనా సరిగా గ్రహిస్తే, దానిని అధ్యయనం చేయాలి; అలా చేస్తే సమస్త పురాణం అధ్యయనం చేసినట్లే—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।
Unspecified (narratorial/instructional voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)
Concept: Grasping the essence (even a quarter) with self-mastery equals comprehensive study; depth of understanding outweighs mere volume.
Application: Study a manageable portion daily with attention and restraint (reduce distractions); prioritize comprehension, reflection, and application over collecting texts.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary student-sādhaka sits near a small oil lamp, reading a palm-leaf folio marked ‘Padma’, while the surrounding world of temptations fades into shadow. From the text rises a subtle mandala-like glow, suggesting that a single well-understood portion contains the whole ocean of meaning.","primary_figures":["jitendriya sādhaka (student)","personified Purāṇa as a luminous manuscript (symbolic)"],"setting":"quiet study cell in an āśrama; low desk, palm leaves, water pot, tulasi-like potted greenery in the corner (optional, not explicit)","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp gold","deep indigo","palm-leaf tan","vermillion","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a disciplined student seated cross-legged with a palm-leaf Padma Purāṇa, gold-leaf aura emanating from the manuscript forming a circular halo; rich maroon backdrop, ornate border, jewel-like highlights on the lamp and manuscript edges, iconic stillness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior with delicate lines—student reading by a small diya, night-blue outside the window, soft glow around the folio implying totality-in-part; muted earth tones, refined facial features, lyrical quiet.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized seated sādhaka with bold outlines, large expressive eyes, manuscript rendered as a sacred object with radiating bands; warm reds and yellows against dark ground, symmetrical composition like a temple panel.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript on a low stand with lotus motifs and ornate floral borders; the student in devotional posture, concentric lotus-petal patterns suggesting ‘a quarter contains the whole’; deep blues with gold and pink lotuses."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","lamp crackle","night insects","distant conch (faint)","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विदन् + सम्यक् → विदन्सम्यक्; सम्यक् + अध्यीयीत → सम्यगध्यीयीत (क्→ग्); जित + इन्द्रियः → जितेन्द्रियः; तेन + अधीतम् → तेनाधीतम्; स्यात् + सर्वम् → स्यात्सर्वम्; न + अस्ति → नास्ति
FAQs
It recommends disciplined study/recitation by a jitendriya (self-controlled person), emphasizing correct understanding rather than mere quantity of verses.
The verse presents a traditional Purāṇic idea: grasping the essential meaning with proper comprehension can confer the fruit of the whole, because the core teaching is effectively assimilated.
Self-mastery (jitendriyatā)—control of the senses—is highlighted as key for fruitful learning and internalization of the Purāṇa’s teaching.