Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
स लभेद्वैष्णवं धाम भुक्त्वा भोगानिहेप्सितान् । एतद्वै पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रं पद्मसंज्ञकम् ॥ ३७ ॥
sa labhedvaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma bhuktvā bhogānihepsitān | etadvai paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasraṃ padmasaṃjñakam || 37 ||
Matapos tamasahin dito ang mga ninanasang kaluguran, siya nga ay makaaabot sa Dhāma ng mga Vaiṣṇava. Ito, sa katotohanan, ang bilang na limampu’t limang libo na tinatawag na “Padma.”
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links phala (attainable results) to the highest goal: after experiencing desired worldly fruits, the merit culminates in reaching the Vaiṣṇava dhāma—Viṣṇu’s abode—showing a graded movement from bhoga to mokṣa-oriented attainment.
By naming the final destination as “Vaiṣṇava dhāma,” the verse frames the ultimate outcome as union with/approach to Viṣṇu’s realm, implying that the underlying merit is aligned with Vaiṣṇava devotion and Viṣṇu-centered dharma.
It highlights a technical Puranic-numerical convention (saṁjñā for large counts): “Padma” as a named unit of 55,000—useful for understanding anukramaṇikā-style enumerations and phala-shruti quantifications in Purāṇic literature.