Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 13

Andhakeśvara-liṅga Māhātmya and Śiva’s Subjugation of Andhaka (अन्धकेश्वरलिङ्गमाहात्म्य तथा अन्धकवध-प्रसङ्ग)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां वटुकोत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ vaṭukotpattivarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੇ ਚੌਥੇ ਭਾਗ—ਕੋਟਿਰੁਦ੍ਰਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਵਟੁਕ ਉਤਪੱਤੀ ਵਰਣਨ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਤੇਰਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (thus; end-quote marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारय/उपपद-समास (सम्मानसूचक ‘श्री’ + विशेषण ‘महा’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth (section)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘चतुर्थ्यां (संहितायाम्)’ (in the fourth [book/section])

• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटिरुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश: ‘कोटिरुद्राणां संहिता’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वटुक-उत्पत्ति-वर्णनम्: the description of Vaṭuka’s origin
• वटुक-उत्पत्ति-वर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता; शीर्षक-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭuka (प्रातिपदिक) + utpatti (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘वटुकस्य उत्पत्तेः वर्णनम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable: called/named)

• त्रयोदशः: thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayodaśa (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (ordinal-like usage)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता; शीर्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic framing: concluding colophon within Sūta’s narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vaṭuka

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching by naming the topic—Vaṭuka’s manifestation—reminding the listener that Shiva’s protective, saguna expressions arise for the welfare of devotees and the restoration of dharma.

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

By identifying a specific līlā/topic (Vaṭuka’s origin), it points to saguna Shiva’s accessible forms and deeds; such narratives traditionally support linga-worship by strengthening devotion, reverence, and focused remembrance of Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a concluding marker, it suggests chapter-recitation (pāṭha/śravaṇa) with bhakti—ending with mental salutation to Shiva and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a concise meditative takeaway.