Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे शंखचूडवधे शिवोपदेशो नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe śaṃkhacūḍavadhe śivopadeśo nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಶಿವಮಹಾಪುರಾಣದ ದ್ವಿತೀಯ ರುದ್ರಸಂಹಿತೆಯ ಪಂಚಮ ಯುದ್ಧಖಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ, ಶಂಖಚೂಡವಧ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಶಿವೋಪದೇಶ’ ಎಂಬ ಏಕತ್ರಿಂಶ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತಿಯಾಯಿತು.
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon marker concluding the chapter narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
This is a concluding colophon that seals the chapter’s authority and context, emphasizing that the narrative of Śaṃkhacūḍa’s fall is framed by Śiva’s upadeśa—teaching that liberation comes through alignment with Śiva (Pati) rather than egoic power.
By naming the chapter “Śivopadeśa,” it points devotees to Śiva’s accessible, saguna guidance within Purāṇic history—where devotion, surrender, and right conduct are taught in the midst of dramatic events like battle and divine intervention.
While this colophon itself does not prescribe a specific rite, the chapter title “Śivopadeśa” traditionally directs the listener toward Śiva-centered sādhana such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined devotional remembrance.