Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 16
Exposition of Sin and Merit
Sumanas Episode: Yama’s Realm and Rebirths
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामैंद्रे सुमनोपाख्याने । पापपुण्यविवक्षानाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmaiṃdre sumanopākhyāne | pāpapuṇyavivakṣānāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ mười sáu, mang tên “Luận giải về tội và phước,” trong Śrī Padma Purāṇa—thuộc bộ hợp tuyển năm mươi lăm nghìn śloka, phần Aindra, trong truyện được gọi là Sumanas-upākhyāna.
Colophon / redactional closing formula (no direct speaker stated in this verse).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden desk, its colophon line highlighted in red ink, while a scribe’s stylus rests beside a small oil lamp. In the background, a quiet temple library space suggests the living transmission of Purāṇic memory across generations.","primary_figures":["scribe (lekhaka)","reciter (paurāṇika)"],"setting":"traditional manuscript room with palm leaves, ink pot, lamp, and shelves of wrapped texts","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["warm amber","aged parchment","lac red","dark teak","smoke gray"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a devotional manuscript vignette with a paurāṇika seated near a lamp, palm-leaf folios arranged neatly; gold leaf used on the lamp flame aura and ornamental border, rich reds and greens framing the textual sanctity, South Indian interior details and patterned floor.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate study scene with a scholar-scribe in a quiet room, delicate rendering of palm leaves and ink marks; cool subdued palette, fine facial features, and a small window showing a serene landscape—emphasizing contemplative scholarship.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized scholar figure with bold outlines, lamp and manuscript enlarged symbolically; flat color fields in yellow-red-green, temple-wall symmetry, and decorative borders echoing grantha motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a central manuscript motif framed by lotus and vine borders, with small cartouches naming ‘Sumanopākhyāna’ and ‘Aindra’; deep blue cloth ground with gold and red detailing, intricate floral patterns celebrating sacred text transmission."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft bell","page rustle","low tanpura drone","lamp crackle","library hush"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संहितायामैंद्रे = संहितायाम् + ऐन्द्रे (सन्धि). षोडशोऽध्यायः = षोडशः + अध्यायः (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon—a traditional closing line that identifies the work (Padma Purāṇa), the larger compilation (55,000-verse saṃhitā), the internal section (Aindra), the episode (Sumanopākhyāna), and the chapter number and title (Adhyāya 16 on pāpa and puṇya).
Not directly; it functions as a structural marker. The ethical teaching (sin/merit) belongs to the chapter it concludes rather than to this closing formula.
The verse does not specify a dialogue speaker. Colophons are typically editorial or scribal markers appended to the end of a chapter, independent of the narrative speaker.