Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां चतुर्थे कुमारखंडे स्वामिकार्तिकचरितगर्भितशिवाशिवचरितवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kumārakhaṃḍe svāmikārtikacaritagarbhitaśivāśivacaritavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીશિવમહાપુરાણની દ્વિતીય રુદ્રસંહિતાના ચતુર્થ કુમારખંડમાં ‘સ્વામી કાર્તિકેયચરિતમાં ગર્ભિત શિવ તથા અશિવચરિતનું વર્ણન’ નામનો દ્વાદશ અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक अव्यय — quotative/closing particle

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; ग्रन्थनाम

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण of संहितायाम्

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण of खण्डे

• कुमार-खण्डे: in the Kumāra-khaṇḍa section
• कुमार-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• स्वामि-कार्तिक-चरित-गर्भित-शिव-अशिव-चरित-वर्णनम्: the narration of Śiva and non-Śiva deeds, containing the story of Lord Kārtika
• स्वामि-कार्तिक-चरित-गर्भित-शिव-अशिव-चरित-वर्णनम्: विधेय/नाम (Title predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भित (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; अध्यायनामरूप शीर्षक

• नाम: named
• नाम: नामनिर्देश (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक अव्यय — ‘named/called’

• द्वादशः: twelfth
• द्वादशः: कर्ता (Karta/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण of अध्यायः

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the chapter conclusion; no specific sthala narrative.

Significance: Textual closure used liturgically to mark pāṭha completion; hearing the colophon is traditionally treated as completion-merit (pāraṇa-bhāva).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter; it emphasizes that the narrative of Kārtikeya is presented as a vehicle to contemplate Śiva’s acts and the dispelling of aśiva (inauspiciousness) through devotion to Pati (Lord Śiva).

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

Though not a ritual instruction itself, the colophon situates the teaching within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Saguna framework—where Śiva’s narrated līlās and grace are approached through story, praise, and worship (often centered on the Liṅga) to overcome inauspicious conditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this closing line; the takeaway is to continue śravaṇa (devotional listening/reading) of Śiva-kathā—commonly paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance of Śiva as the remover of aśiva.