Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखण्डे सती विवाहवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṇḍe satī vivāhavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణములో ద్వితీయ రుద్రసంహితలోని ద్వితీయ సతీఖండములో ‘సతీ వివాహవర్ణనము’ అను ఇరవయ్యవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది।
Suta Goswami
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it affirms the Purāṇic method of preserving sacred narration (śravaṇa) as a devotional means, framing Śiva–Satī’s union as a dharmic and bhakti-centered ideal within Shaiva tradition.
Though not directly mentioning the Liṅga, the chapter title situates worship in the lived narrative of Saguna Śiva—Śiva as the personal Lord (Pati) who accepts devotion and relationship, which supports devotional contemplation alongside Liṅga worship.
The implied practice is śravaṇa and smaraṇa—listening to and remembering Śiva’s līlā with devotion; one may conclude recitation with a brief japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a Shaiva Siddhanta-aligned takeaway.