Shloka 5

Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां पंचमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

इस प्रकार श्री शिवमहापुराण की विद्येश्वरसंहिता का पाँचवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (नामधेय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyāṃ: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyāṃ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• paṃcamaḥ: fifth
• paṃcamaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative colophon as transmitted in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the teaching is part of an authoritative Shaiva scriptural transmission within the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa.

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

Although the verse itself is a chapter-ending marker, it frames the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā context, which is traditionally associated with core Shaiva worship principles such as devotion to Śiva in accessible (saguṇa) forms like the Liṅga and related disciplines.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this colophon; as a takeaway, one may conclude the chapter with remembrance of Śiva and continue study or japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as aligned with the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā’s devotional orientation.