Shloka 36
हिमालयस्य निर्णयः — शिवाय पार्वत्याः प्रदाने
Himālaya’s Resolution to Give Pārvatī to Śiva
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखंडे सप्तऋषिवचनं नाम षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṃḍe saptaṛṣivacanaṃ nāma ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-36, berjudul “Ucapan Tujuh Resi,” dalam Pārvatī-khaṇḍa (bagian ketiga) dari Rudra-saṃhitā (bagian kedua) Śiva Mahāpurāṇa yang mulia.
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter (“Saptaṛṣi-vacana”). No specific liṅga-sthala narrative is invoked here.
Significance: Textual śravaṇa/paṭhana-fruit is implied by Purāṇic framing: hearing the Śiva-Purāṇa as a means toward śivabhakti and purification, but no explicit tīrtha-phala is stated in this colophon.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, preserving the textual lineage and helping devotees locate the teaching context—Rudra Saṃhitā, Pārvatī-khaṇḍa—so the preceding instruction can be studied and practiced with proper scriptural reference.
Indirectly: it frames the narrative section where Saguna Śiva (as the Lord approached through form, story, and devotion) is taught within the Rudra Saṃhitā; the colophon confirms the placement of those teachings for devotees who follow Linga-worship and Shaiva observances.
No specific ritual is prescribed in this closing line; the practical takeaway is to continue with śravaṇa (listening/reading) and manana (reflective contemplation) of the completed chapter’s teaching, then proceed to the next adhyāya with focused devotion to Śiva.