Shloka 8

भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च

Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायामष्टमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāmaṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي الفَصْلَةُ الثامنة في «فِدْيِيشْوَرَ سَمْهِيتا» من «شري شيفا مهابورانا».

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end marker
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), इति-शब्दः; quotative/iti-marker (end of section)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (उपसर्गवत्/प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative) — ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणे — ‘in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā’

• अष्टमः: eighth
• अष्टमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — modifies ‘अध्यायः’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (heading)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti… adhyāyaḥ) marking the closure of a chapter; no specific liṅga-sthala narrative is invoked here.

Significance: Textual śravaṇa/pāṭha merit: chapter-end colophons traditionally signal completion (pūrṇatā) and readiness for phala-śruti or continuation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the teaching belongs to the authoritative flow of the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa and its Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā, which centers Shaiva worship and right understanding of Śiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

While it does not describe a practice directly, it frames the preceding chapter as part of the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā—traditionally associated with foundational Shaiva doctrine and worship (including Linga-oriented devotion and the Saguna approach for sādhakas).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this closing line; the practical takeaway is to continue śravaṇa (listening/recitation) and contemplation of the chapter’s teachings, typically supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).