Shloka 33
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे गिरिसांत्वनोनाम त्रयस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe girisāṃtvanonāma trayastriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah berakhir bab ketiga puluh tiga, bernama “Girisāṃtvanā” (Penghiburan Sang Gunung), dalam Pārvatīkhaṇḍa (bahagian ketiga) Rudra Saṃhitā (bahagian kedua) daripada Śiva Mahāpurāṇa yang mulia.
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it signals that the preceding teaching/story is a complete unit meant to be remembered, recited, and contemplated as part of Śiva-bhakti and Śiva–Pārvatī sacred narrative.
While the verse itself is a chapter-ending marker, its placement in the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Pārvatīkhaṇḍa frames the preceding narration within Saguna Śiva devotion—Śiva known through name, form, līlā, and compassionate guidance—supporting Purāṇic worship and remembrance.
As a concluding colophon, it implicitly supports pāṭha (reverent recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) of the Śiva Purāṇa; a fitting takeaway is to end study with Śiva-smaraṇa and the pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” even if not explicitly stated in this line.