Shloka 8

भैरवोत्पत्तिः ब्रह्मदर्पनिग्रहश्च

Origin of Bhairava and the Subduing of Brahmā’s Pride

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायामष्टमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāmaṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the Eighth Chapter in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā of the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end marker
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), इति-शब्दः; quotative/iti-marker (end of section)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (उपसर्गवत्/प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative) — ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणे — ‘in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā’

• अष्टमः: eighth
• अष्टमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् — modifies ‘अध्यायः’

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/heading subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (heading)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti… adhyāyaḥ) marking the closure of a chapter; no specific liṅga-sthala narrative is invoked here.

Significance: Textual śravaṇa/pāṭha merit: chapter-end colophons traditionally signal completion (pūrṇatā) and readiness for phala-śruti or continuation.

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, reminding the listener that the teaching belongs to the authoritative flow of the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa and its Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā, which centers Shaiva worship and right understanding of Śiva.

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

While it does not describe a practice directly, it frames the preceding chapter as part of the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā—traditionally associated with foundational Shaiva doctrine and worship (including Linga-oriented devotion and the Saguna approach for sādhakas).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this closing line; the practical takeaway is to continue śravaṇa (listening/recitation) and contemplation of the chapter’s teachings, typically supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).