Shloka 26
Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue
प्रीतोस्म्यनुगृहीतोस्मि भवद्भिरिह चोदनात् । पुराणार्थं पुराणज्ञैः सर्वधर्मपरायणैः
prītosmyanugṛhītosmi bhavadbhiriha codanāt | purāṇārthaṃ purāṇajñaiḥ sarvadharmaparāyaṇaiḥ
میں مسرور ہوں؛ تمہارے یہاں کے خلوص بھرے اصرار سے مجھ پر عنایت ہوئی ہے—پُرانوں کے جاننے والے اور سب دھرم کے پابند اہلِ دین کی ترغیب کے مطابق میں پُران کا مقصود بیان کروں گا۔
Unspecified narrator/sage (speaker not identifiable from this single pāda without surrounding context)
Concept: Sacred knowledge should be transmitted when requested by dharma-minded hearers; gratitude and responsibility sanctify narration.
Application: Seek teachings with sincerity; when asked to guide others, respond with humility and fidelity to tradition.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A forest hermitage assembly where earnest sages, palms joined, request the purport of the Purāṇa. The narrator, seated on a kusa mat, bows slightly in gratitude, accepting the sacred charge to speak as the air shimmers with quiet sanctity.","primary_figures":["Sūta (or Purāṇic narrator)","assembled ṛṣis","disciples with palm-leaf manuscripts"],"setting":"Naimiṣāraṇya-like grove with sacrificial fire, kusa grass seats, and hanging garlands; a subtle suggestion of a lotus motif behind the narrator to foreshadow Padma’s identity.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","leaf green","smoke gray","lotus pink","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated Purāṇic narrator on a jeweled wooden āsana, sages in semicircle with añjali-mudrā, a small homa-kuṇḍa with stylized flames, lotus medallions in the background, heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, crisp South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet hermitage clearing with slender trees and soft hills, delicate faces of sages, the narrator modestly inclined, fine linework on deer-skin seats and manuscripts, cool greens and muted pinks, lyrical naturalism and airy negative space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, warm ochres and greens, narrator with expressive eyes and calm smile, sages in rhythmic arrangement, temple-lamp motifs near the homa fire, natural pigment palette with red-yellow-green dominance and stylized lotus border.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral border with lotus vines, central narrator and sages framed like a devotional tableau, deep indigo ground with gold highlights, peacocks perched on branches, delicate white floral stippling, subtle Vaishnava symbols (shankha-chakra motifs) integrated into the border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["forest birds","gentle fire crackle","soft temple bell","brief silence between pādas"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रीतोस्मि = प्रीतः + अस्मि; अनुगृहीतोस्मि = अनुगृहीतः + अस्मि; भवद्भिरिह = भवद्भिः + इह; चोदनात् (चोदना + त्) पञ्चमी-एकवचन; पुराणार्थं = पुराणार्थम् (अनुस्वार/म्-लोप लेखनभेद); पुराणज्ञैः, सर्वधर्मपरायणैः तृतीया-बहुवचन विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि-रूपाणि।
FAQs
It expresses the speaker’s willingness and gratitude in responding to a respectful request to explain the true purport (artha) of the Purāṇa, emphasizing dharma and learned authority.
No. This verse is part of a dialogic preface and contains no geographic or tīrtha references by itself.
It highlights humility, gratitude, and responsible teaching: sacred knowledge is shared when requested properly by qualified, dharma-oriented listeners.