Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्र्यां वैयासिक्यां संहितायां तदन्तर्गतायां चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां ज्ञाननिरूपणं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturviṃśatisāhasryāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tadantargatāyāṃ caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ jñānanirūpaṇaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
وهكذا، في «شري شيفا مهابورانا»—ضمن المصنَّف المنقول عن فياسا والمؤلَّف من أربعةٍ وعشرين ألف بيت—في القسم الرابع «كوتيرودرا سَمهِتا»، يختتم الفصل الثالث والأربعون الموسوم «جْنَانَنِرُوبَنَة» (بيان المعرفة الروحية).
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the end of the chapter ‘Jñānanirūpaṇa’ in Koṭirudrasaṃhitā; not a narrative of a particular shrine.
Significance: Textual tīrtha: recitation/hearing of the completed chapter is traditionally treated as meritorious, sealing the teaching with śraddhā.
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter titled “Jñānanirūpaṇa,” emphasizing that right knowledge (jñāna) as taught in the Śiva Purāṇa is a defined, scripturally transmitted means toward Shiva-realization and liberation.
Though it is a closing rubric, it situates the teaching within the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā, where Purāṇic instruction typically integrates knowledge with devotion—supporting Saguna worship (Liṅga, mantra, pilgrimage) as a practical doorway to realizing Shiva’s supreme reality.
No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; the takeaway is to approach the chapter’s jñāna through disciplined study (śravaṇa), reflection (manana), and Shiva-centered contemplation alongside regular Shiva worship such as mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) where applicable.