Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 53
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे ऊषाचरित्रे अनिरुद्धोषाविहारवर्णनंनाम त्रिपंचाशत्तमो ऽध्याय
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe ūṣācaritre aniruddhoṣāvihāravarṇanaṃnāma tripaṃcāśattamo 'dhyāya
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ சிவமஹாபுராணத்தின் இரண்டாம் ருத்ரஸம்ஹிதையின் ஐந்தாம் யுத்தகாண்டத்தில், ஊஷாசரித்ரத்தில் ‘அநிருத்த-ஊஷா விஹார வர்ணனம்’ எனப்படும் ஐம்பத்துமூன்றாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
Suta Goswami (narrative colophon addressed to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter on Aniruddha–Ūṣā; not a sthala (temple) origin account.
Significance: Parāyaṇa (recitation) of such colophons is traditionally held to confer śravaṇa-phala—merit from attentive listening and completion of a textual unit.
Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe ūṣācaritre aniruddhoṣāvihāravarṇanaṃnāma tripaṃcāśattamo 'dhyāya
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the Purana is a structured sacred transmission (śravaṇa) in which even worldly episodes are ultimately framed within devotion to Śiva and the moral-spiritual arc of dharma.
Though it does not directly mention Liṅga worship, it situates the story within the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa’s sacred context, where saguna narratives are used to guide the mind toward reverence for Śiva, the Pati (Lord) who grants purification and mokṣa.
As a chapter-ending colophon, the implied practice is attentive listening/recitation (śravaṇa–pāṭha) with devotion; one may conclude with remembrance of Śiva and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”