Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे मण्डपरचनावर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe maṇḍaparacanāvarṇanaṃ nāmaikacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab keempat puluh satu, bernama “Uraian tentang penataan dan pembangunan Maṇḍapa,” dalam Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, bagian ketiga dari Rudra-saṃhitā, pada bagian kedua Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

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

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of (संहितायाम्) understood

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

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of खण्डे understood

• पार्वती-खण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
• पार्वती-खण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः खण्डः)

• मण्डप-रचना-वर्णनम्: description of the pavilion-construction
• मण्डप-रचना-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता; शीर्षक/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक) + रचना (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मण्डपरचनायाः वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामसूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: named/called)

• एक-चत्वारिंशः: forty-first
• एक-चत्वारिंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + चत्वारिंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (41st) विशेषण of अध्यायः

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता; शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a chapter-colophon (adhyāya-samāpti) marking the completion of the maṇḍapa-racanā narrative; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga episode.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; its significance is to authenticate the textual transmission and to frame the maṇḍapa as a sacred, ordered space where devotion (bhakti) and right ritual (kriyā) support inner purity and grace (anugraha) of Lord Śiva.

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

By closing a chapter devoted to maṇḍapa arrangement, it emphasizes that Saguna worship—often centered on the Śiva-liṅga—requires a sanctified setting; the outer order of the ritual pavilion mirrors the inner discipline needed for focused liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to prepare a clean, consecrated worship space (maṇḍapa) before Śiva-pūjā; this supports steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful offering, even though this specific line itself is a chapter-ending marker.