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
جو شخص اپنے حواس پر قابو رکھتا ہو اور اس (پران) کے چوتھائی حصے کو بھی درست طور پر سمجھ لے، اسے اس کا مطالعہ کرنا چاہیے؛ اس سے پورا پران پڑھا ہوا مانا جاتا ہے—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
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.