Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 10

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां दशमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ daśamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਮਹਾਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਦ੍ਯੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਸੰਹਿਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਸਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; colophon marker/quotative

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री- as honorific prefix)

• विद्येश्वरसंहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वरसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश्वर + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता)

• दशमः: tenth
• दशमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ordinal adjective qualifying अध्यायः

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the closure of a chapter; not a narrative locus tied to a specific liṅga-sthala.

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 is part of an ordered Shaiva transmission meant to be heard, remembered, and practiced with devotion toward Shiva.

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

While the line itself is a chapter-ending formula, it belongs to the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā, which centers on Shiva worship—especially Linga-oriented devotion and disciplined practice leading the devotee from Saguna worship toward realization of Shiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter conclusion, it implies continuity of śravaṇa (listening) and anusandhāna (reflection); practically, one may close recitation with remembrance of Shiva and resume study alongside core Shaiva practices such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent Linga worship.