Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्विंशतिसाहस्र्यां वैयासिक्यां संहितायां तदन्तर्गतायां चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां ज्ञाननिरूपणं नाम त्रिचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturviṃśatisāhasryāṃ vaiyāsikyāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ tadantargatāyāṃ caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ jñānanirūpaṇaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
આ રીતે શ્રીશિવમહાપુરાણની ચતુર્વિંશતિસાહસ્રી વૈયાસિકી સંહિતામાં અંતર્ગત ચતુર્થ કોટિરુદ્રસંહિતામાં ‘જ્ઞાનનિરূপણ’ નામનો ત્રિચત્વારિંશ (૪૩મો) અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો.
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the end of the chapter ‘Jñānanirūpaṇa’ in Koṭirudrasaṃhitā; not a narrative of a particular shrine.
Significance: Textual tīrtha: recitation/hearing of the completed chapter is traditionally treated as meritorious, sealing the teaching with śraddhā.
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter titled “Jñānanirūpaṇa,” emphasizing that right knowledge (jñāna) as taught in the Śiva Purāṇa is a defined, scripturally transmitted means toward Shiva-realization and liberation.
Though it is a closing rubric, it situates the teaching within the Koṭirudra Saṃhitā, where Purāṇic instruction typically integrates knowledge with devotion—supporting Saguna worship (Liṅga, mantra, pilgrimage) as a practical doorway to realizing Shiva’s supreme reality.
No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; the takeaway is to approach the chapter’s jñāna through disciplined study (śravaṇa), reflection (manana), and Shiva-centered contemplation alongside regular Shiva worship such as mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) where applicable.