Shloka 21
कामदाहोत्तरवृत्तान्तः / Aftermath of Kāma’s Burning
Pārvatī’s Fear and Himavān’s Consolation
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे नारदोपदेशो नामैकविंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe nāradopadeśo nāmaikaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—within the Second division, the Rudra Saṃhitā, and in its Third section, the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa—concludes the twenty-first chapter, entitled “Nārada’s Instruction.”
Sūta Gosvāmin (narratorial colophon style, addressed to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a teaching-unit (“Nārada-upadeśa”), emphasizing that Śaiva instruction is transmitted through an authentic lineage and preserved in a precise textual hierarchy.
While it does not describe a ritual directly, it anchors the reader in the Rudra Saṃhitā → Pārvatīkhaṇḍa framework where Saguna Śiva devotion and Śiva-tattva teachings are organized and taught through narrative and instruction.
No specific practice is prescribed in this closing colophon; the takeaway is to study the chapter’s instruction as a complete sādhana-guidance unit—typically applied through mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), devotion, and disciplined observance as taught in the chapter.