Shloka 40
Arjuna–Gaṇa Saṃvāda: Bāṇādhikāra, Tāpasa-veṣa, and the Ethics of Tapas (अर्जुन-गणसंवादः)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायाम किरातावतारवर्णने भिल्लार्जुनसंवादोनाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāma kirātāvatāravarṇane bhillārjunasaṃvādonāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ဤသို့ဖြင့် «သီရှီဝ မဟာပုရာဏ» တတိယပိုင်း «ရှတရုဒြ သံဟိတာ» အတွင်း၊ သီဝ၏ ကိရာတ အဝတာရကို ဖော်ပြရာ၌ «ဘိလ်နှင့် အာర్జုန၏ ဆွေးနွေးပွဲ» ဟူသော ခေါင်းစဉ်ဖြင့် အခန်း ၄၀ ပြီးဆုံး၏။
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrative colophon concluding the chapter, addressed to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya by convention)
FAQs
This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it signals that the Kirāta-avatāra narrative is a purposeful teaching—Śiva, as Pati (the Lord), may assume a Saguna form to test and refine the devotee’s ego into surrender and grace.
By naming the Kirāta incarnation, it points to Saguna Śiva—Śiva compassionately taking an accessible form for the devotee’s transformation. Such narratives support Linga-worship by showing that the same Supreme Śiva, worshipped as the Linga, also manifests in forms to bestow anugraha (divine grace).
While this line itself is a chapter-end marker, the Kirāta theme traditionally supports steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, and disciplined worship (e.g., Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrākṣa) as aids to inner purification and devotion.