Shloka 39
दधीचाश्रमगमनम् — Viṣṇu’s Disguise and Dadhīca’s Fearlessness
Kṣu’s Request
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखण्डे विष्णुदधीचयुद्धवर्णनो नाम नवत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṇḍe viṣṇudadhīcayuddhavarṇano nāma navatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Assim termina o trigésimo nono capítulo, chamado “Descrição da Batalha entre Viṣṇu e Dadhīci”, na segunda seção do Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—dentro da segunda Rudra Saṃhitā, na segunda subdivisão conhecida como Satī Khaṇḍa.
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: This is a colophon (adhyāya-samāpti) naming the chapter’s subject—Viṣṇu–Dadhīci conflict—rather than a shrine-origin narrative; it frames the episode as part of Śiva’s overarching supremacy and the pedagogy of dharma.
Significance: Textual śravaṇa/pāṭha of Śiva Purāṇa chapters is treated as puṇya-generating; the colophon signals completion, a traditional moment for phala-śruti style reflection and dedication of merit.
FAQs
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; its spiritual value is to preserve the textual lineage and context, reminding the reader that all narrated events are situated within Śiva’s Purāṇic framework where dharma ultimately culminates in reverence to Pati (Śiva) as the supreme liberating Lord.
Though it does not directly mention Liṅga worship, it situates the narrative inside the Rudra Saṃhitā and Satī Khaṇḍa—sections that consistently present Saguna Śiva as the guiding divine presence behind cosmic events, encouraging devotees to read such histories as supports for bhakti toward Śiva’s manifest grace.
No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; a practical takeaway is to conclude study with śānti-pāṭha or japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), dedicating the merit of reading to Lord Śiva.