Shloka 13

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां पुराणमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ purāṇamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివ మహాపురాణంలోని పంచమ భాగమైన ఉమాసంహితలో ‘పురాణమాహాత్మ్యవర్ణనం’ అనే పదమూడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थ-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa’

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘in the fifth (book)’

• उमासंहितायाम्: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• उमासंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘in the Umā-saṃhitā’

• पुराणमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्: (the chapter titled) ‘Description of the greatness of the Purāṇa’
• पुराणमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + माहात्म्य + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अध्याय-नाम (chapter-title as nominative)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (particle: named/called)

• त्रयोदशः: thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal: thirteenth)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय (chapter as subject)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (concluding colophon as narrator to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the completion of a section praising the Śiva Purāṇa’s māhātmya; in Shaiva understanding, such closure reinforces the fruit of śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) as aids to devotion and liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

By framing the discourse as “Purāṇa-māhātmya,” it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā through scripture-centered devotion—encouraging faithful engagement with Śiva’s narratives, names, and teachings that culminate in Linga-centered worship and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular recitation/listening to the Śiva Purāṇa with reverence; devotees commonly pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Śiva-pūjā as an integrated sādhana.