Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखंडे देवसान्त्वनं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṃḍe devasāntvanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
ດັ່ງນີ້ໃນ “ສຣີ ສິວະ ມະຫາປຸຣານະ” ພາກທີສອງ ຄື ຣຸດຣະສັມຫິຕາ, ໃນພາກຍ່ອຍທີສາມ ຄື ປາຣະວະຕີຂັນດະ, ບົດທີສີ່ ຊື່ “ເທວະສານຕະວະນະ” (ການປອບໂຍນເທວະ) ຈຶ່ງສິ້ນສຸດລົງ.
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it preserves the textual hierarchy and sanctity of the narration, reminding the listener that the Purāṇa is a structured transmission of Śiva-tattva and the Devas’ reliance on Śiva’s grace.
By situating the passage within the Rudra Saṃhitā and Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, it frames the narrative as part of Saguna Śiva’s līlā and protection of the cosmic order—an orientation that supports devotional worship of Śiva (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the accessible form of the Supreme (Pati) for devotees.
No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; as a practical takeaway, one may conclude recitation with remembrance of Śiva and a brief japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the merit to Śiva and the welfare of all beings.