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

かくして『シュリー・シヴァ・マハープラーナ』第二サンヒター（ルドラ・サンヒター）第三カンダ（パールヴァティー・カンダ）、「シヴァとヒマーチャラの対話の叙述」と題する第十二章はここに終わる。

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.