Shloka 26

पार्वत्याः तपः-परीक्षा (Śiva Tests Pārvatī’s Austerity)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे शिवाजटिलसंवादो नाम षड्विंशोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe śivājaṭilasaṃvādo nāma ṣaḍviṃśodhyāyaḥ

Translation

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे “शिवाजटिलसंवादः” नाम षड्विंशोऽध्यायः समाप्तः।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री+शिव+महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री-उपपद)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying रुद्रसंहितायाम्)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र+संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying खण्डे)

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa
• पार्वतीखण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती+खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः खण्डः)

• शिवाजटिलसंवादः: the dialogue of Śiva and Jaṭila
• शिवाजटिलसंवादः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव+जटिल+संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य जटिलस्य च संवादः/शिव-जटिलयोः संवादः—शीर्षक-रूपेण)

• नाम: named
• नाम: संज्ञा-निर्देश (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable: ‘named/called’)

• षड्विंशः: twenty-sixth
• षड्विंशः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड्विंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षट्+विंशति = 26th) विशेषण (qualifying अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon closure to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Jaṭila

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This is a concluding colophon that seals the chapter as sacred scripture and preserves its lineage and placement; it reminds the listener that the teachings of Śiva (Pati) are transmitted through orderly revelation for the uplift of bound souls (paśu) toward liberation.

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

Though it contains no direct ritual instruction, it identifies the section where Śiva’s saguna, compassionate instruction is narrated; such chapter markers help devotees locate the correct katha and upadeśa used in Linga-centered worship, recitation, and vrata observances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending colophon, it chiefly supports pāṭha (scriptural recitation) and śravaṇa (listening); devotees may conclude recitation with remembrance of Śiva and repetition of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a devotional seal.