Shloka 15
Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायां गृहपत्यवतारवर्णनं नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāṃ gṛhapatyavatāravarṇanaṃ nāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໃນ «ສຣີ ສິວະ ມະຫາປຸຣານະ» ອັນນ່າເຄົາລົບ, ໃນພາກທີສາມ «ສະຕະຣຸດຣະສັມຫິຕາ», ບົດທີສິບຫ້າ ຊື່ «ການພັນລະນາອະວະຕານ ຄຣິຫະປະຕິ» ກໍສິ້ນສຸດລົງແລ້ວ.
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): chapter-end marker naming the adhyāya ‘Gṛhapati-avatāra-varṇana’.
Significance: Textual framing only; no direct tīrtha instruction in the verse itself.
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon marking completion of the narrative unit; spiritually, it frames Shiva’s avatāra-līlā as purposeful teaching—revealing the Lord (Pati) through intelligible forms for the uplift of bound beings (paśu).
By naming an avatāra-focused chapter within the Śatarudra Saṃhitā, it supports Saguna contemplation—approaching the transcendent Shiva through manifest forms—while remaining consistent with Shiva as the ultimate reality beyond form.
As a colophon it gives no direct rite, but it implicitly recommends śravaṇa/manana (listening and reflective contemplation) of Shiva’s forms, ideally accompanied by Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and devotion.