Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 17
Narrative of Sumanā: The Quest for a Worthy Son and the Karmic Roots of Poverty
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणेभूमिखंडेएंद्रे सुमनोपाख्यानेसप्तदशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇebhūmikhaṃḍeeṃdre sumanopākhyānesaptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ จบลงแล้วบทที่สิบเจ็ด นามว่า “ตำนานสุมนา” ในภูมิขันฑะ แห่งศรีปัทมปุราณะอันเคารพบูชา ในตอนว่าด้วยพระอินทร์.
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending marker; no direct speaker)
Application: Use closures as moments of reflection: pause after study, mentally offer the merit to Viṣṇu, and carry one actionable vow into daily life.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, the final line freshly inked. A scribe places a small lotus blossom beside the text, while a faint divine glow suggests the sanctity of transmission and completion.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","open palm-leaf manuscript (grantha)"],"setting":"quiet manuscript room in an āśrama, ink pot, stylus, and a small lamp","lighting_mood":"warm lamplight, contemplative stillness","color_palette":["aged parchment beige","ink black","lamp amber","lotus pink","dark teak brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate manuscript desk with gold-leaf border, a lotus motif crowning the colophon line ‘iti śrīpadmapurāṇe…’; rich reds and greens in the frame, stylized lamp with gold highlights, devotional symmetry emphasizing sacred text as icon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a serene scribe in profile finishing the chapter colophon on palm leaves; delicate interior architecture, soft shadows, restrained palette, a single lotus placed as a poetic emblem of Padma Purāṇa’s name.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: manuscript and lamp rendered with bold outlines; the colophon line stylized as decorative script; warm yellow-red background with green borders, temple-wall panel feel celebrating śāstra as sacred presence.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript vignette surrounded by lotus creepers and ornate borders; deep blue cloth ground with gold floral filigree; include small conch-disc motifs in corners to signal Vaiṣṇava textual sanctity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["single temple bell strike","page/palm-leaf rustle","brief silence","soft tanpura fade-out"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीपद्मपुराणेभूमिखंडेएंद्रे = श्रीपद्मपुराणे + भूमिखण्डे + इन्द्रे; सुमनोपाख्यानेसप्तदशोऽध्यायः = सुमनोपाख्याने + सप्तदशः + अध्यायः (सप्तदशोऽध्यायः = सप्तदशः + अध्यायः, विसर्ग-सन्धिः).
FAQs
It is a colophon—an editorial/narratorial closing line indicating the end of Adhyaya 17 and naming the sub-topic (Sumanopākhyāna) and context (Indra-related section) within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa.
Upākhyāna means a subsidiary tale or embedded narrative; Sumanopākhyāna therefore denotes the embedded story centered on a figure named Sumana.
They help preserve textual organization for recitation and manuscript transmission by clearly marking chapter boundaries and summarizing the chapter’s thematic label and placement.