Shloka 15

ब्रह्माण्डदान-प्रशंसा तथा ब्रह्माण्ड-प्रमाण-वर्णनम्

Praise of the Gift of the Cosmic Egg and Description of the Brahmāṇḍa’s Measure

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां ब्रह्माण्डकथने पाताललोकवर्णनं नाम पंचदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ brahmāṇḍakathane pātālalokavarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

এইভাবে শ্রীশিব মহাপুরাণের পঞ্চম গ্রন্থ উমাসংহিতায়, ব্রহ্মাণ্ডকথনের অন্তর্গত ‘পাতাললোক-বর্ণন’ নামক পঞ্চদশ অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (title-compound)

• pañcamyām: in the fifth (book)
• pañcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• umā-saṃhitāyām: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• umā-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘in the Umā-saṃhitā’

• brahmāṇḍa-kathane: in the account of the universe
• brahmāṇḍa-kathane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + kathana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘in the narration of the cosmos’

• pātāla-loka-varṇanam: the description of the Pātāla world
• pātāla-loka-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘description of the Pātāla world’

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-निपात)

• paṃcadaśaḥ: fifteenth
• paṃcadaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing the narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti… adhyāyaḥ): a textual closure naming the section (brahmāṇḍa-kathana) and chapter topic (pātāla-loka-varṇana). No sthala-purāṇa content.

Significance: Liturgical use: marks pāṭha completion; in some traditions, colophon recitation is treated as saṅkalpa-siddhi/adhyāya-phala closure.

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; spiritually, it frames cosmology as part of Śiva’s ordered governance of the universe (Pati), reminding the reader that all realms—higher and lower—remain within His lordship.

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

Though it is not a ritual instruction, the Uma Saṃhitā’s cosmological narration supports Saguna Śiva devotion by presenting the universe as structured under Śiva’s sovereignty—encouraging Linga-worship as alignment with the cosmic Lord who pervades all lokas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; a suitable takeaway is to conclude study with remembrance of Śiva—mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a closing practice.