Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां सती खण्डे सतीजन्म बाललीलावर्णनंनाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ satī khaṇḍe satījanma bālalīlāvarṇanaṃnāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੀ ਦੂਜੀ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਸਤੀ ਖੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਸਤੀ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਲ ਲੀਲਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਚੌਦਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya; chapter colophon style)
Sthala Purana: This is a colophon (iti…): it frames the Satī-janma narrative rather than a specific liṅga-sthala. No discrete Jyotirliṅga origin is asserted here.
Significance: Textual śravaṇa/paṭhana merit: hearing the Satīkhaṇḍa is traditionally held to cultivate śiva-bhakti and auspiciousness (maṅgala) through kathā-śravaṇa.
Shakti Form: Satī
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames Satī’s birth and childhood līlā as sacred narration meant to awaken bhakti toward Śiva and reverence for Śiva-Śakti’s divine play within dharma.
By situating the narrative in the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Satī Khaṇḍa, it supports Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through his relational līlā with Satī—often leading devotees to Linga-worship as the stable, compassionate form of Śiva for daily pūjā.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of the Satī narrative as a vrata-aṅga; devotees may pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize Śiva-bhakti.