रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य
Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे प्रथमायां विद्येश्वरसंहितायां साध्यसाधनखण्डे रुद्रा क्षमहात्म्यवर्णनोनाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe prathamāyāṃ vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ sādhyasādhanakhaṇḍe rudrā kṣamahātmyavarṇanonāma pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
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Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): textual closure identifying the Śiva Purāṇa section (Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā), the Sādhyasādhanakhaṇḍa, and the chapter title on rudrākṣa-māhātmya.
This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of the “Rudrākṣa Mahātmya” teaching, emphasizing that Rudrākṣa is presented in the Shiva Purana as a Shaiva sādhana (means) supportive of devotion, purity, and liberation-oriented practice.
By closing a chapter on Rudrākṣa within the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā (which centers on Shiva-worship), it frames Rudrākṣa as an aid for Saguna Shiva upāsanā—supporting japa, dhyāna, and disciplined worship connected to the Linga tradition.
The title itself points to Rudrākṣa-based practice: wearing Rudrākṣa and using it for mantra-japa (especially Shaiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), typically alongside Shaiva observances like bhasma/tripundra where taught.