Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 96
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थमाहात्म्ये च्यवनचरित्रे षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre ṣaṇṇavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
至此，尊贵《莲华往世书》之《大地品》中，第九十六章圆满：在韦那传说之内，于“师圣渡口（Guru-tīrtha）功德”一节，并在赤瓦那（Cyavana）事迹之叙述中。
Narrator/colophon (textual closing formula; no in-story speaker specified)
Concept: Colophon: marks the end of Adhyāya 96 and indexes its thematic units (Vena narrative, Guru-tīrtha greatness, Cyavana episode).
Application: Use as a study marker: conclude recitation with saṅkalpa of applying the chapter’s dharma and tirtha teachings.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A palm-leaf manuscript lies open on a low wooden stand, its final line freshly inked, while a scribe-sage places a small lotus and a Tulasi sprig beside it as an offering to the tradition. In the background, a faint vision of a tīrtha-ghāṭa and an aged Cyavana-like ascetic suggests the chapter’s remembered scenes, now sealed by the colophon.","primary_figures":["scribe-sage (lekhaka)","symbolic Cyavana figure (faint vignette)"],"setting":"quiet manuscript room within an āśrama; distant suggestion of a river-ghāṭa","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["parchment tan","lamp flame amber","ink black","leaf green","soft maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: ornate manuscript stand with gold leaf border, scribe-sage finishing the final line, lotus and Tulasi offerings, miniature vignette of a tīrtha-ghāṭa and ascetic in the background, rich reds and greens, gold leaf embellishment on borders and sacred symbols.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate scholarly scene with delicate brushwork—open palm-leaf manuscript, calm scribe, soft interior light, faint narrative vignettes (tīrtha and ascetic) painted like memory-clouds, muted earth tones with gentle greens.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized scribe and manuscript with bold outlines, lamp-lit interior, decorative lotus border, simplified background vignette of ghāṭa and ascetic, strong red-yellow-green palette with black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central manuscript framed by lotus creepers and conch-disc motifs, Tulasi sprig placed reverently, deep blue cloth ground with gold highlights, small narrative medallions around the border hinting at Guru-tīrtha and Cyavana."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["page rustle","soft bell at closure","tanpura drone","evening crickets","brief concluding silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: षण्णवतितमः + अध्यायः → षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
FAQs
It is a colophon: a formal closing line that identifies the text (Padma Purāṇa), section (Bhūmi-khaṇḍa), sub-narratives (Vena-upākhyāna, Cyavana-caritra), theme (Guru-tīrtha-māhātmya), and the chapter number (96).
It signals that the chapter belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya (praise of a sacred place), specifically describing the greatness or religious merit associated with a site known as Guru-tīrtha.
No character is speaking; it is an editorial/narratorial closure commonly used in Purāṇic manuscripts and editions to mark the end of a chapter.