Shloka 5

महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पंचम्यामुमासंहितायां महापातकवर्णनं नाम पंचमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe paṃcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ mahāpātakavarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీశివమహాపురాణము పంచమ భాగమైన ఉమాసంహితలో ‘మహాపాతకవర్ణనం’ అను ఐదవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री-उपपद/उपसर्गवत् सम्मानसूचक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पंचम्याम्: in the fifth (section)
• पंचम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सप्तमी) ‘in the fifth (book/section)’

• उमासंहितायाम्: in the Umāsaṃhitā
• उमासंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उमायाः संहिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महापातकवर्णनम्: description of great sins
• महापातकवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापातक (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महापातकानां वर्णनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक/संज्ञासूचक निपात (‘called/namely’)

• पंचमः: fifth
• पंचमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्यायः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of a teaching section; it frames the prior discourse on mahāpātakas as a dharmic guide for the soul (paśu) to remove impurity (pāśa) and move toward Shiva (Pati) through ethical restraint and repentance.

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

While not prescribing a specific rite, it situates moral purity as foundational to fruitful Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), since Shaiva practice is traditionally paired with right conduct and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Indirectly, it suggests purification-oriented Shaiva discipline—confession, atonement, and recommitment to regular Shiva worship (japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” Tripuṇḍra/bhasma, and devotional observances) as supports for overcoming sin.