Shloka 16

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां शिवतत्त्ववर्णनन्नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ śivatattvavarṇanannāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim, no santo Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, na Sexta—Kailāsa Saṃhitā—encerra-se o décimo sexto capítulo, chamado “A Descrição do Princípio (tattva) de Śiva”.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग) marking end of citation/section

• śrīśivamahāpurāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrīśivamahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva + mahāpurāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• ṣaṣṭhyām: in the sixth
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective agreeing with ‘saṃhitāyām’

• kailāsasaṃhitāyām: in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
• kailāsasaṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā’

• śivatattvavarṇanam: (called) ‘Description of Śiva-tattva’
• śivatattvavarṇanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + tattva + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); title-compound ‘description of Śiva-tattva’

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-प्रयोग; अव्ययवत्) meaning ‘named/called’

• ṣoḍaśaḥ: sixteenth
• ṣoḍaśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal adjective qualifying ‘adhyāyaḥ’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon only; no specific sthala narrative. It marks the closure of the Śiva-tattva exposition in Kailāsa-saṃhitā.

Significance: Textual tīrtha: hearing/reciting the chapter-colophon is traditionally held to seal the merit (puṇya) of śravaṇa/pāṭha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ śivatattvavarṇanannāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ

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 focused on Śiva-tattva—affirming Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whose realization leads the bound soul (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa) toward liberation.

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

By closing a chapter on Śiva’s tattva, it frames Linga/Saguṇa worship as a valid means to approach and understand the higher reality of Śiva—devotion and right knowledge together mature into direct insight of the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-end marker, it implies consolidation through remembrance: recitation of Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Śiva as Pati, and steady bhakti—often supported in Shaiva practice by bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa.