Shloka 4

कामविवाहवर्णनम् / Description of Kāma’s Marriage

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीस० कामविवाहवर्णनं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīsa0 kāmavivāhavarṇanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, au deuxième livre, dans la Rudra-saṃhitā (au sein du Satī-khaṇḍa), s’achève le quatrième chapitre, intitulé «Description du mariage de Kāma».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इतिसंज्ञक (quotative/closing particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (title compound)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य संहिता’

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ordinal adjective (often for ‘second (section/part)’)

• काम-विवाह-वर्णनम्: the description of Kāma’s marriage
• काम-विवाह-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + विवाह (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष chain: ‘कामस्य विवाहः’ + ‘(तस्य) वर्णनम्’

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामार्थक (naming particle: ‘called’)

• चतुर्थः: fourth
• चतुर्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the adhyāya while addressing the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the completion of the chapter ‘Kāmavivāha-varṇana’; no jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative is invoked here.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kāma (Kamadeva)

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon (adhyāya-samāpti) that preserves the textual boundary and title, supporting accurate recitation and remembrance—key Purāṇic disciplines that sustain bhakti toward Śiva as Pati (the Lord) in the Shaiva worldview.

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

While it does not directly describe Liṅga worship, it frames the Satī-khaṇḍa narrative within the Rudra-saṃhitā, where Saguna Śiva’s līlā is contemplated through stories; such structured adhyāya recitation is a traditional mode of devotional engagement with Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is adhyāya-pāṭha: recite or listen to the completed chapter with śraddhā, optionally concluding with the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a devotional seal to the narration.