Shloka 6

Brahmā–Viṣṇu Garva-vādaḥ

The Dispute of Pride Between Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां षष्ठोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

এইদৰে শ্ৰীশিৱ মহাপুৰাণৰ বিদ্যেশ্বৰ-সংহিতাৰ ষষ্ঠ অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; colophon marker

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member title compound (मुख्यतः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय); Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग); Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• षष्ठः: sixth
• षष्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ordinal adjective; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with अध्यायः

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional narrator/reciter concluding the chapter)

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ

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 teaching unit; in Shaiva tradition, such closure sanctifies the recitation and encourages śravaṇa (hearing) and manana (reflection) as a complete practice.

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

While it does not describe a ritual directly, it signals the end of an Adhyaya within the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā, a section especially associated with foundational Shaiva worship such as devotion to Śiva in accessible (saguṇa) forms including the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to conclude study with a mindful pause, offering the merit to Śiva and mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to seal the recitation.