Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
देवपराजयः — शङ्करशरणागमनं स्कन्दकालीयुद्धं च | Devas’ Defeat, Refuge in Śaṅkara, and the Battle of Skanda and Kālī
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे शंखचूडवधे ससैन्यशंखचूडयुद्धवर्णनं नाम सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasahitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe śaṃkhacūḍavadhe sasainyaśaṃkhacūḍayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—au sein de la deuxième section, la Rudra Saṃhitā, dans la cinquième, le Yuddha-khaṇḍa—dans l’épisode de la mise à mort de Śaṅkhacūḍa, s’achève le trente-septième chapitre, intitulé «Description de la bataille de Śaṅkhacūḍa avec son armée».
Suta Goswami (narrator concluding the chapter to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the battle narrative as Purāṇic instruction on Shiva’s guardianship of dharma—Saguna Shiva acting within time to restore order while remaining the supreme Pati beyond it.
Though it is a chapter-ending formula, it situates the listener in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa where Saguna Shiva’s protection and grace are highlighted; such narratives support devotion to Shiva—often expressed through Liṅga worship—as the accessible form of the transcendent Lord.
No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon, but the takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of the Śiva Purāṇa with remembrance of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating bhakti and inner alignment with Shiva’s dharmic power.