Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्विती यायां रुद्रसंहितायां पं० युद्धखंडे बाणासुरगणपत्वप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम षट्पंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitī yāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ paṃ0 yuddhakhaṃḍe bāṇāsuragaṇapatvaprāptivarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭpaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, dans la seconde partie—au sein de la Rudra Saṃhitā, dans le Yuddha Khaṇḍa—s’achève le cinquante-sixième chapitre intitulé : «Récit de l’accession de Bāṇāsura au rang de Gaṇa de Śiva».
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrative colophon to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the end of the chapter on Bāṇāsura’s attainment of gaṇa-status; not a site-specific sthala narrative.
Significance: Liturgical marker for pāraṇa/closure in recitation traditions; signals completion of an adhyāya for phala-śruti style continuity.
FAQs
This is the chapter-colophon marking completion of the teaching: it highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace), where even a fierce opponent like Bāṇāsura can be elevated to Gaṇa-hood, showing that devotion and surrender to Pati (Śiva) transform the bound soul (paśu).
By naming Bāṇāsura’s attainment of Gaṇa status, it points to Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who bestows boons and spiritual elevation; such grace is sought through devotional worship—often centered on the Śiva-liṅga as the primary icon of reverence in Purāṇic practice.
While the colophon itself gives no direct instruction, the implied takeaway is to seek Śiva’s grace through steady bhakti—commonly expressed via pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), liṅga-pūjā, and purity observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa when aligned with one’s tradition.