Colophon
(कोलोफन (समापन पद्य))Literal Meaning
A closing/signature verse
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
From Greek 'kolophon' (summit, finishing touch), adopted into English for a text's closing statement — here, the verse where a poet-saint traditionally signs their own name.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Many devotional poet-saints sign their closing verse with their own name (e.g. Tulsidas naming himself in the Hanuman Chalisa's final chaupai) — a quiet act of humility, offering the whole composition back to the deity it praises rather than claiming credit for it.