Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे त्रिपुरवधोपाख्याने भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe tripuravadhopākhyāne bhūtatripuradharmavarṇanaṃ nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—au sein de la deuxième (Rudra) Saṃhitā, du cinquième (Yuddha) Khaṇḍa, dans l’épisode de la mise à mort de Tripura—s’achève le troisième chapitre, intitulé «Description du Dharma (conduite et ordre) de Bhūta Tripura».
Suta Goswami (narrative colophon addressed to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the close of the chapter on Bhūta-Tripura’s dharma within the Tripura-slaying episode; no specific shrine etiology is given here.
Significance: Textual ‘phala’ is implicit: hearing/reciting the Purāṇic narrative is treated as meritorious śravaṇa within the Purāṇa tradition.
FAQs
This is a concluding colophon that seals the chapter’s theme—Bhūta Tripura’s “dharma.” In Shaiva understanding, it frames the Tripura narrative as more than warfare: it is about the moral/spiritual order that culminates in Śiva’s grace restoring cosmic balance.
By situating the text within Rudra Saṃhitā’s Yuddha-khaṇḍa and Tripura-vadha, it points to Saguna Śiva as the divine protector who acts within time and form to remove adharma—an idea central to devotional worship of Śiva (including Liṅga worship) as the accessible Lord who grants protection and liberation.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this colophon; the practical takeaway is contemplative: reflect on “dharma” and surrender to Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who destroys inner Tripura—impurities—supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as the standard Shaiva discipline.