Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8
वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant
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इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां सतीचरित्रे द्वितीये सतीखंडे वसंतस्वरूपवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ satīcaritre dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe vasaṃtasvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
এইভাবে শ্রীশিবমহাপুরাণের দ্বিতীয় গ্রন্থের রুদ্রসংহিতায়, সতীচরিত্রের দ্বিতীয় সতীখণ্ডে ‘বসন্তস্বরূপ-বর্ণন’ নামক অষ্টম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon only: marks the completion of the chapter ‘Vasaṃtasvarūpa-varṇana’ within Satīkhaṇḍa; no specific jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative here.
Significance: Textual tīrtha: pāraṇa/paṭhana of a completed adhyāya is traditionally considered meritorious (śravaṇa-phala), especially when centered on Śiva-līlā.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually it emphasizes śāstra-śravaṇa (reverent listening) and orderly transmission of Shiva’s sacred narrative, which Shaiva tradition regards as purifying and devotion-awakening.
Though not a ritual instruction itself, the colophon situates the teaching within Rudra-saṃhitā’s devotional framework, where Saguna Shiva is approached through story, praise, and contemplative remembrance—supporting Linga-worship as a lived practice grounded in scripture.
The implied practice is pāraṇa of kathā-śravaṇa/paṭhana—listening to or reciting the Shiva Purana with devotion; one may conclude with mental salutation to Shiva (Śiva-smaraṇa) and a brief japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”