Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
इति श्रीशिवमहापुणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे विष्णुब्रह्मकृतशिव प्रार्थनावर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpuṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe viṣṇubrahmakṛtaśiva prārthanāvarṇanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പരമപുണ്യമായ ശ്രീശിവമഹാപുരാണത്തിലെ ദ്വിതീയ റുദ്രസംഹിതയുടെ ദ്വിതീയ സതീഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ ‘വിഷ്ണുവും ബ്രഹ്മാവും അർപ്പിച്ച ശിവപ്രാർത്ഥനയുടെ വർണ്ണനം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള പതിനാറാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, emphasizing that even exalted deities like Viṣṇu and Brahmā approach Śiva through stuti (devotional prayer), highlighting Śiva as the supreme refuge (Pati) in Shaiva understanding.
By framing the chapter as Viṣṇu and Brahmā’s prayer to Śiva, it supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through name, form, and praise—often expressed in Purāṇic settings through Linga worship and formal stotras.
The takeaway is stotra-japa and śaraṇāgati (surrender): recite Śiva-stutis with devotion, ideally alongside Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a steady contemplative practice.