Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे कन्यादानवर्णनो नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe kanyādānavarṇano nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Так завершается восемнадцатая глава, именуемая «Описание Канья-дана (обрядового дарования девы)», во второй книге Шри Шива-Махапураны — вторая (Рудра) Самхита, второй раздел, Сати-кханда.
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on kanyādāna; no specific jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative is invoked here.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it preserves the textual lineage and anchors the teaching within the Satī Khaṇḍa, where dharma and devotion are narrated in relation to Shiva’s divine play.
Though it does not prescribe worship directly, it situates the narrative within Rudra Saṃhitā’s devotional framework, where Saguna Shiva is approached through dharmic conduct and sacred rites that support bhakti and right living.
No specific practice is stated in this colophon; the implied takeaway is reverent study (svādhyāya) of the Purāṇa and aligning one’s actions with dharma as presented in the chapter’s discussion of kanyādāna.