Shloka 32

Vyasa

व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे वीरभद्रोत्पत्तिशिवोपदेशवर्णनं नाम द्वात्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe vīrabhadrotpattiśivopadeśavarṇanaṃ nāma dvātriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Śiva‑Mahāpurāṇa—innerhalb der zweiten Rudra‑Saṃhitā, im zweiten Satī‑Khaṇḍa—das zweiunddreißigste Kapitel mit dem Titel „Bericht von Vīrabhadras Erscheinung und Beschreibung von Śivas Unterweisung“.

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणेin the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa

द्वितीयायाम्in the second

रुद्र-संहितायाम्in the Rudra-saṃhitā

द्वितीयेin the second

सती-खण्डेin the Satī section

वीरभद्र-उत्पत्ति-शिव-उपदेश-वर्णनम्(the chapter titled) ‘Description of Vīrabhadra’s origin and Śiva’s instruction’

नामnamed

द्वात्रिंशःthirty-second

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing the narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Virabhadra

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of a teaching-unit: it frames Vīrabhadra’s manifestation and Śiva’s upadeśa as a coherent Śaiva lesson—showing how divine action and divine instruction together uphold dharma and guide devotees toward liberation.

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

Though not a direct Linga-verse, it points to Saguna Śiva’s revelatory role: Śiva both acts in the world (through forms like Vīrabhadra) and teaches devotees, reinforcing Purāṇic devotion to Śiva as the compassionate Lord accessible in form and instruction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a colophon it does not prescribe a specific rite, but it cues contemplative study (svādhyāya) of Śiva’s teachings; devotees may accompany such reading with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-pūjā in a devotional spirit.