Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे विष्णुवीरभद्रसम्वादो नाम षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe viṣṇuvīrabhadrasamvādo nāma ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, dans la deuxième Saṃhitā appelée Rudra Saṃhitā, au sein de sa deuxième section—le Satī Khaṇḍa—s’achève le trente-sixième chapitre intitulé «Le dialogue entre Viṣṇu et Vīrabhadra».
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe viṣṇuvīrabhadrasamvādo nāma ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it reminds the listener that Purāṇic teaching is transmitted in an ordered lineage and should be received with śraddhā (reverent attention), culminating in devotion to Pati—Lord Śiva.
Though it is not a direct instruction on Liṅga worship, it situates the reader within the Satī Khaṇḍa where Śiva’s manifest (saguṇa) actions and divine attendants (like Vīrabhadra) are celebrated—supporting bhakti-based contemplation of Śiva’s forms and deeds.
A practical takeaway is pāṭha-vidhi: conclude a reading with a brief salutation to Śiva (e.g., mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī “oṃ namaḥ śivāya”) and dedicating the merit of the recitation to liberation and devotion.