Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

वैवाहिकानुष्ठानसमापनं दानप्रशंसा च / Completion of Wedding Rites and Praise of Gifts

Dāna

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीय पार्वतीखण्डे परिहासवर्णनंनाम पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīya pārvatīkhaṇḍe parihāsavarṇanaṃnāma pañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੀ ਦੂਜੀ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਤੀਜੇ ਪਾਰਵਤੀਖੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਪਰਿਹਾਸ ਵਰਣਨ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਪੰਜਾਹਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; शीर्षक-समास (honorific + name)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('compilation of Rudra')

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī section
• पार्वतीखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('section of Pārvatī')

• परिहासवर्णनम्: the description of the sport/jest
• परिहासवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिहास (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('description of jest/sport')

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः, संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating title: 'named')

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• पञ्चाशत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)

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; spiritually, it frames the preceding narration as sacred Śiva–Pārvatī līlā meant to cultivate devotion (bhakti) and reverence for Śiva-tattva.

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

Though it does not mention liṅga-worship directly, it situates the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Saguna context—Śiva known through divine qualities and līlā—supporting devotional contemplation that complements liṅga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it chiefly suggests śravaṇa (devotional listening/reading) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s sacred narrative; one may conclude recitation with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a brief meditation on Śiva as Pati (Lord) granting grace.