Shloka 32
व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे वीरभद्रोत्पत्तिशिवोपदेशवर्णनं नाम द्वात्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe vīrabhadrotpattiśivopadeśavarṇanaṃ nāma dvātriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—au sein de la deuxième Rudra Saṃhitā, dans le deuxième Satī Khaṇḍa—s’achève le trente-deuxième chapitre, intitulé «Récit de la manifestation de Vīrabhadra et description de l’enseignement de Śiva».
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing the narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of a teaching-unit: it frames Vīrabhadra’s manifestation and Śiva’s upadeśa as a coherent Śaiva lesson—showing how divine action and divine instruction together uphold dharma and guide devotees toward liberation.
Though not a direct Linga-verse, it points to Saguna Śiva’s revelatory role: Śiva both acts in the world (through forms like Vīrabhadra) and teaches devotees, reinforcing Purāṇic devotion to Śiva as the compassionate Lord accessible in form and instruction.
As a colophon it does not prescribe a specific rite, but it cues contemplative study (svādhyāya) of Śiva’s teachings; devotees may accompany such reading with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-pūjā in a devotional spirit.