Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिव महापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां विष्णुसुदर्शनचक्रलाभवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśiva mahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ viṣṇusudarśanacakralābhavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

এইভাবে শ্রীশিব মহাপুরাণের চতুর্থ কোটিরুদ্রসংহিতায় ‘বিষ্ণুর সুদর্শনচক্র-লাভের বর্ণনা’ নামক চৌত্রিশতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• श्री-शिव-महापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; शीर्षक-समास (in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa)

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth (section)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (in the fourth [book/section])

• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटिरुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of Koṭirudra)

• विष्णु-सुदर्शन-चक्र-लाभ-वर्णनम्: the narration of Viṣṇu obtaining the Sudarśana discus
• विष्णु-सुदर्शन-चक्र-लाभ-वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म/Name-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + सुदर्शन + चक्र + लाभ + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (topic-title compound)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Label)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable usage) शीर्षकनिर्देशार्थ (as the name [is])

• चतुस्त्रिंशः: thirty-fourth
• चतुस्त्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुस्त्रिंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (thirty-fourth) अध्यायः इति विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narration concluding the chapter to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon only; it names the chapter topic as Viṣṇu’s attainment of Sudarśana through Śiva’s favor, but does not localize it to a jyotirliṅga site.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sudarshana Chakra

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, emphasizing that even Viṣṇu’s protective power (Sudarśana) is ultimately grounded in Śiva’s supreme auspiciousness and grace—reinforcing Śiva as Pati (the Lord) in the Shaiva worldview.

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

By framing Viṣṇu’s attainment of the Sudarśana as a narrated outcome within the Śiva Purāṇa, it implicitly points devotees to Saguna Śiva worship—especially the Liṅga—as the accessible form through which blessings, protection, and spiritual uplift are obtained.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While this line itself is a concluding formula, the chapter theme supports devotional practice: regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Liṅga worship, seeking Śiva’s grace for protection, clarity (sudarśana), and removal of obstacles.