Shloka 9

सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्

General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनंनाम नवमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ sāmānyato narakagativarṇanaṃnāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Así, en el Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, en el Libro Quinto—la Umāsaṃhitā—concluye el capítulo noveno, titulado: «Descripción general del curso del infierno».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री-उपपद)

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• उमासंहितायाम्: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• उमासंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (उमायाः संहिता)

• सामान्यतः: generally
• सामान्यतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सामान्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• नरकगति: the course/state of hell
• नरकगति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative; in compound title), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (नरकस्य गतिः)

• वर्णनम्: description
• वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता; as title-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक-निपात (particle indicating name/title)

• नवमः: ninth
• नवमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of अध्यायः)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the end of Umāsaṃhitā, chapter 9: ‘sāmānyato narakagati-varṇana’ (general description of the course of hell).

Significance: Textual closure; signals the didactic unit’s completion for recitation/śravaṇa in kathā settings.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter that frames hell (naraka-gati) as the karmic consequence of adharma, implicitly urging the listener toward dharma, devotion to Śiva, and purification of conduct.

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

By concluding a section on karmic downfall, it indirectly highlights the Śaiva remedy: taking refuge in Saguna Śiva through Liṅga-worship, mantra, and disciplined living as means to transform karma and move toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While the colophon itself prescribes no rite, the Umāsaṃhitā context generally supports Śiva-bhakti practices such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) observance, and Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa as purificatory disciplines.