Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

त्रिपुरदाहानन्तरं देवभयः ब्रह्मस्तुतिश्च — Fear of the Gods after Tripura’s Burning and Brahmā’s Praise

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे देवस्तुतिवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe devastutivarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, im zweiten Teil namens Rudra-saṃhitā, innerhalb des fünften Abschnitts, des Yuddha-khaṇḍa, das elfte Kapitel mit dem Titel „Devastuti-varṇana“ (Beschreibung des Lobgesangs der Götter).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय; quotative/closure particle

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-शिव-महा-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa’

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (agreeing with संहितायाम्)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (agreeing with खण्डे)

• युद्धखण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (section on war)
• युद्धखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• देवस्तुतिवर्णनम्: (the section called) ‘Description of the gods’ praise’
• देवस्तुतिवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-स्तुति-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; title/topic-name

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय; ‘named/called’

• एकादशः: eleventh
• एकादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (agreeing with अध्यायः)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (closing colophon narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): a textual closure marker, not a narrative verse about a liṅga-sthala.

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 emphasizes the Purāṇic method of framing Shiva-bhakti and praise (stuti) as a complete, authoritative unit of teaching within the Rudra Saṃhitā.

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

By naming the chapter “Devastuti-varṇana,” it situates worship through praise as a primary approach to Saguna Shiva—devotion directed to Shiva with attributes—commonly expressed through hymns, names, and reverent remembrance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular stuti-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) with focused remembrance of Shiva; it can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a Shaiva devotional discipline.