Shloka 60
शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya
विद्येश्वराख्या तत्राद्या रौद्री ज्ञेया द्वितीयिका । तृतीया शतरुद्रा ख्या कोटिरुद्रा चतुर्थिका
vidyeśvarākhyā tatrādyā raudrī jñeyā dvitīyikā | tṛtīyā śatarudrā khyā koṭirudrā caturthikā
Among these, the first is known as the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā. The second should be understood as the Raudrī. The third is called the Śatarudrā, and the fourth is the Koṭirudrā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; it is an internal table-of-contents naming four of the seven saṃhitās, several explicitly Rudra-centered (Raudrī, Śatarudrā, Koṭirudrā).
Significance: Frames the text as a graded revelation: ‘Vidyeśvara’ (lord of vidyā) leading into increasingly Rudra-intense sections, supporting systematic study/recitation.
Type: rudram
FAQs
This verse maps the Shiva Purana’s main Saṃhitās, showing that Shiva’s teaching is presented in graded sections—beginning with foundational worship and knowledge (Vidyeśvara) and expanding into Rudra’s manifestations and sacred traditions—guiding the seeker from devotion and right practice toward liberating understanding of Pati (Shiva).
By naming the Vidyeśvara and Raudrī sections first, the text signals an entry through Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā, mantra, and disciplined devotion—before moving to broader accounts of Rudra’s forms (Śatarudrā) and sacred centers like Jyotirliṅgas (Koṭirudrā).
The verse itself is classificatory, but it points the practitioner toward Vidyeśvara teachings—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā, and Shaiva marks like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as foundational disciplines.