Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27

शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे शंखचूडोत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe śaṃkhacūḍotpattivarṇanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివ మహాపురాణమున రెండవ రుద్రసంహితలో ఐదవ యుద్ధఖండమున ‘శంఖచూడుని ఉత్పత్తి వర్ణన’ అను ఇరవై ఏడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākya-sambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (name-title compound)

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to saṃhitāyām)

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (rudrasya saṃhitā)

• pañcame: in the fifth
• pañcame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to khaṇḍe)

• yuddha-khaṇḍe: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• yuddha-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (yuddhasya khaṇḍaḥ)

• śaṃkha-cūḍa-utpatti-varṇanam: the description of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s birth
• śaṃkha-cūḍa-utpatti-varṇanam: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkhacūḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + utpatti (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (śaṃkhacūḍasya utpattiḥ, tasyāḥ varṇanam)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (indeclinable ‘named/called’)

• saptaviṃśaḥ: twenty-seventh
• saptaviṃśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptaviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to adhyāyaḥ); समासः—द्विगु (saptā ca viṃśatiś ca = 27)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankhachuda

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the narrative as śāstra—an authoritative account where events like Śaṃkhacūḍa’s origin unfold under Śiva’s supreme governance (Pati) and the moral law of karma binding beings (paśu) through bonds (pāśa).

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

Though it is not a direct instruction on Linga worship, it situates the story within the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa where Saguna Śiva’s protective and regulating role is central—devotees contemplate Śiva as the Lord who oversees cosmic order, even when adversarial beings arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it suggests a natural pause for svādhyāya (scriptural recitation) and remembrance of Śiva—concluding with mental japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) or a brief salutation to the Śiva-liṅga before proceeding.