Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे सत्युपाख्याने विष्णुवाक्यवर्णनं नाम पंचत्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe satyupākhyāne viṣṇuvākyavarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

かくして『シュリー・シヴァ・マハープラーナ』第二部「ルドラ・サンヒター」の第二章「サティー・カーンダ」、サティーの物語において、「ヴィシュヌの言葉の叙述」と題する第三十五章はここに終わる。

Word by Word

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

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

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

• द्वितीये: in the second (part)
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• सती-खण्डे: in the Satī-khaṇḍa
• सती-खण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्याः/सत्याः सती-सम्बद्धः खण्डः)

• सती-उपाख्याने: in the narrative of Satī
• सती-उपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्याः उपाख्यानम्)

• विष्णु-वाक्य-वर्णनम्: the description of Viṣṇu’s words
• विष्णु-वाक्य-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः वाक्यानां वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (name-indicator)

• पञ्चत्रिंशः: thirty-fifth
• पञ्चत्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcatriṃśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च+त्रिंशत्) क्रमवाचक/संख्यावाचक

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon style, concluding the chapter narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sati

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it situates the teaching within the Satī narrative and frames Viṣṇu’s counsel as part of Śiva-centric Purāṇic instruction leading the listener toward dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

While it does not describe a ritual directly, it anchors the discourse inside the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Satī Khaṇḍa, where devotion to Saguna Śiva (the personal Lord) is taught through narrative—preparing the devotee for bhakti-oriented worship such as Liṅga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this colophon; as a takeaway, the listener is encouraged to continue the śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Śiva Purāṇa with bhakti, which traditionally supports japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and regular Śiva-pūjā.