Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखंडे दक्षदुःखनिराकरणवर्णनं नाम द्विचत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṃḍe dakṣaduḥkhanirākaraṇavarṇanaṃ nāma dvicatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखण्डे ‘दक्षदुःखनिराकरणवर्णनम्’ नाम द्विचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः समाप्तः॥
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon verse concluding the chapter on the alleviation of Dakṣa’s sorrow after the Dakṣa-yajña rupture; it frames the narrative closure rather than a specific shrine-origin.
Significance: Textual śravaṇa/pāṭha-fruit: chapter-ending marker used in recitation traditions to signal completion (adhyāya-samāpti) and merit of listening.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter: it signals the Purāṇic teaching that sorrow born of ego and offense is resolved through Śiva’s grace and the restoration of dharma—anugraha that purifies the soul and reorients it toward devotion.
Though this line is a chapter-ending rubric, the chapter title frames Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who corrects disorder and removes suffering; such narratives support Linga-worship by presenting Śiva as the accessible refuge who grants purification and peace to devotees and offenders alike.
The takeaway is repentance and turning to Śiva for purification—practically expressed through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and traditional Śaiva disciplines like applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and cultivating humility in worship.