The Greatness of the Viṣṇu-pañcaka
Five-Day Kārttika Observance
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे ब्रह्मखण्डे सूतशौनकसंवादे विष्णुपंचक । माहात्म्यंनाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe brahmakhaṇḍe sūtaśaunakasaṃvāde viṣṇupaṃcaka | māhātmyaṃnāma trayoviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
اس طرح شری پدم مہاپُران کے برہم کھنڈ میں سُوت اور شونک کے مکالمے میں "وشنو پنچک کی عظمت" کے عنوان سے تیئیسواں باب اختتام پذیر ہوا۔
Narratorial colophon (chapter-ending formula) within the Sūta–Śaunaka dialogue frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: माहात्म्यंनाम → माहात्म्यम् + नाम; त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः → त्रयोविंशः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-सन्धि)
It is a formal chapter-ending marker that identifies the Purāṇa, the khaṇḍa, the dialogue frame (Sūta–Śaunaka), the chapter title, and the chapter number.
Sūta is the principal reciter of Purāṇic lore, and Śaunaka is the leading sage who questions him; many Purāṇas present teachings through this dialogue framework.
It signals a Vaiṣṇava devotional focus: the chapter praises (māhātmya) the religious merit and practice of the Viṣṇu-pañcaka, a five-day observance dedicated to Viṣṇu.