Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization
इति श्रीशिवमहा पुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पंचमे युद्धखण्डे अंधकवधोपाख्याने अन्धकयुद्धवर्णनं नाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahā purāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ paṃcame yuddhakhaṇḍe aṃdhakavadhopākhyāne andhakayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Así, en el Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—en la Segunda sección, la Rudra Saṃhitā, en la Quinta, el Yuddha Khaṇḍa—dentro del episodio de la muerte de Andhaka, concluye el capítulo cuadragésimo sexto, titulado «Descripción de la batalla con Andhaka».
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon within Sūta’s narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Significance: Colophon (iti) functions as śravaṇa-phala marker in Purāṇic transmission—supporting the Siddhāntic emphasis on āgama/purāṇa as pramāṇa for bhakti and right understanding.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, grounding the narrative in a sacred textual hierarchy; it frames Andhaka’s conflict as part of Shiva’s dharma-protecting līlā, where egoic darkness (Andhaka) is ultimately destined to be dissolved by the Lord.
Though not a ritual instruction, the chapter-title and placement in the Rudra Saṃhitā highlight Saguna Shiva as the active protector and remover of adharma—an orientation that supports devotional worship of Shiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the compassionate Lord who subdues inner and outer negativity.
As an end-of-chapter marker, it implies no specific rite; the practical takeaway is reflective meditation on Shiva as conqueror of inner ‘Andhaka’ (ignorance), supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned discipline.