Shloka 14

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീശിവമഹാപുരാണത്തിലെ വിദ്യേശ്വരസംഹിതയിലെ പതിനാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—textual marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थक-निगमन (quotative/closing particle)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—text locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारय/नामधारक-समास (title-compound), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyām: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—section locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘vidyeśvarasya saṃhitā’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• caturdaśaḥ: fourteenth
• caturdaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (catur + daśa), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अध्यायः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Uddeśya (उद्देश्य—heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional narrator concluding the chapter at Naimisharanya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): a textual closure marker indicating the end of adhyāya 14 within the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara-saṃhitā transmission; no site-specific sthala narrative is invoked here.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This is a colophon marking completion of the chapter, reminding the listener that the teaching is part of an authoritative Shaiva scripture meant for devotional hearing (śravaṇa) and steady contemplation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though it contains no direct instruction, it closes a Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā chapter—this Saṃhitā is foundational for Shiva worship, especially Linga devotion and core Shaiva practices taught in the surrounding narrative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as a formal closing after recitation: conclude the chapter reading with remembrance of Shiva (e.g., silent japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief prayer for understanding and devotion.