दशशैवव्रतप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the Ten Principal Śaiva Vratas
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां व्याधेश्वरमाहात्म्ये शिवरात्रिव्रतमहिमनिरूपणंनामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ vyādheśvaramāhātmye śivarātrivratamahimanirūpaṇaṃnāmāṣṭatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణము నాల్గవ భాగమైన కోటిరుద్రసంహితలో, ‘వ్యాధేశ్వరమాహాత్మ్య’ అంతర్గతంగా ‘శివరాత్రివ్రతమహిమనిరూపణ’ అనే ముప్పై ఎనిమిదవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది।
Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon context, narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti…): a textual closure identifying the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, the Vyādheśvara-māhātmya frame, and the chapter topic (Śivarātri-vrata-mahima).
Significance: Serves as a śāstra-marker for reciters and listeners, ensuring correct textual anchoring and transmission of the vrata teaching.
This is a colophon verse marking the completion of the chapter that teaches the glory of observing the Śivarātri vrata—affirming its importance as a Shaiva discipline that supports purification, devotion (bhakti), and the pursuit of Shiva’s grace.
By situating the teaching within the Vyādheśvara Māhātmya of the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā, it links Śivarātri observance to temple/Liṅga-centered worship (saguṇa upāsanā) where Shiva is adored through vrata, pūjā, and pilgrimage traditions.
It points to the practice of observing Śivarātri as a vrata—typically involving night-long wakefulness, Shiva pūjā to the Liṅga, mantra-japa (often the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and disciplined devotion.