Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे शिवहिमाचलसम्वादवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe śivahimācalasamvādavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, pada Saṃhitā kedua (Rudra), pada Khaṇḍa ketiga (Pārvatī), berakhirlah bab kedua belas yang berjudul “Uraian Dialog antara Śiva dan Himācala.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

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

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with संहितायाम् understood/expressed next)

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with खण्डे)

• पार्वती-खण्डे: in the Pārvatī section
• पार्वती-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः खण्डः)

• शिव-हिमाचल-संवाद-वर्णनम्: the narration of the dialogue between Śiva and Himācala
• शिव-हिमाचल-संवाद-वर्णनम्: कर्तृस्थानी-नाम (Title/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + हिमाचल + संवाद + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवहिमाचलयोः संवादस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: नामनिर्देश (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (title marker: ‘named’)

• द्वादशः: twelfth
• द्वादशः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya; chapter-colophon style)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a chapter-colophon (adhyāya-samāpti) marking the end of the Śiva–Himācala dialogue description in Pārvatīkhaṇḍa, ch. 12; it is not a sthala-purāṇa of a jyotirliṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Himachala

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of Adhyāya 12; spiritually, it frames the preceding teaching as an authoritative śāstric dialogue centered on Śiva, reinforcing that liberation-oriented instruction is received through sacred narration (śravaṇa) and remembrance.

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

While it does not prescribe a specific rite, it situates the narrative within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa where Saguna Śiva is approached through relationship, dialogue, and devotion—an entry-point commonly leading to Linga-worship, mantra, and bhakti in the broader Rudra Saṃhitā context.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a closure-marker, it implicitly recommends śravaṇa (listening/reading), manana (reflection), and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s teachings; a fitting takeaway practice is recitation of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” after completing the chapter.