Shloka 7

युद्धप्रस्थान-वर्णनम्

Departure to the Battlefield and the Śaiva Overlordship over the Devas

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां सप्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Maka berakhirlah bab ketujuh dalam Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā daripada Śiva Mahāpurāṇa yang suci.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so (end of quotation)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva + mahā + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वर-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyeśvara + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता)

• सप्तमः: seventh
• सप्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/वाक्यविषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ saptamo'dhyāyaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the teaching belongs to the sacred Śiva Mahāpurāṇa and should be received with reverence and continuity in study (śravaṇa–manana).

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

Though it contains no direct ritual instruction, it situates the teaching within the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā—well known for establishing foundational Shaiva worship (including Linga devotion and mantra-oriented practice) across its chapters.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is disciplined scriptural recitation and listening (pāṭha/śravaṇa) as part of bhakti; one may conclude study with a brief salutation to Śiva and remembrance of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”