Shloka 12
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां संन्यासविधिवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ saṃnyāsavidhivarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, pada Kitab Keenam, Kailāsa-saṃhitā, berakhirlah bab kedua belas yang bertajuk “Huraian Tatacara Saṃnyāsa (Pelepasan/Renunsiasi)”.
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon convention, concluding narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; it highlights that saṃnyāsa (renunciation) is treated as a disciplined, scripturally guided path toward mokṣa under Śiva’s lordship (Pati) in Shaiva understanding.
By closing a chapter on saṃnyāsa-vidhi within the Kailāsa-saṃhitā, it frames renunciation as integrated with Śiva-bhakti and Śiva-upāsanā—renouncing bondage (pāśa) while remaining oriented to Śiva as the supreme refuge, often expressed through Linga worship and mantra.
The verse itself is a chapter-ending marker, but it points to the broader topic of saṃnyāsa-vidhi—typically involving disciplined conduct, meditation, and Śiva-oriented practices such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as taught in the Purāṇic Shaiva tradition.