Shloka 18

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां संन्यासपद्धतौ शिष्यकरणविधिर्नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ saṃnyāsapaddhatau śiṣyakaraṇavidhirnāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—pada Bahagian Keenam, Kailāsa-saṃhitā—di bawah bahagian tatacara sannyāsa (penyangkalan), berakhirlah bab kelapan belas yang bernama “Tatacara Mengangkat (Menginisiasi) Seorang Murid.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-text)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/बहुपद-समासः (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• षष्ठ्याम्: in the sixth (section)
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Section locator)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• कैलाससंहितायाम्: in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
• कैलाससंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-text)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कैलासस्य संहिता)

• संन्यासपद्धतौ: in the procedure of renunciation
• संन्यासपद्धतौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Topic locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संन्यास + पद्धति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (संन्यासस्य पद्धतिः)

• शिष्यकरणविधिः: the rite/procedure of making a disciple
• शिष्यकरणविधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Title subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य + करण + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिष्यस्य करणस्य विधिः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक (particle meaning ‘called/named’)

• अष्टादशः: eighteenth
• अष्टादशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्ट + दश)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Title head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the completion of the chapter on śiṣya-karaṇa (initiation/discipleship formation) within the saṃnyāsa-paddhati of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā; not a sthala narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of a teaching on śiṣyakaraṇa-vidhi—affirming that liberation-oriented Shaiva practice is transmitted through an authorized guru-disciple lineage, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis.

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

By situating the teaching inside the Saṃnyāsa-paddhati of the Kailāsa Saṃhitā, it points to disciplined, guru-guided worship of Pati (Lord Shiva)—often expressed through Saguna forms such as Liṅga-upāsanā—leading the seeker toward realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Indirectly, it highlights dīkṣā and regulated saṃnyāsa practice under a guru—typically involving mantra-japa (notably Shaiva mantras), purification disciplines, and renunciant observances aligned with Shiva-focused meditation.