Shloka 8
नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्
Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny
इति श्रीशिवमहा पुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखंडे नारदहिमालयसंवादवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahā purāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṃḍe nāradahimālayasaṃvādavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ ในศรีศิวมหาปุราณะ คัมภีร์ที่สอง รุทรสํหิตา ภาคที่สาม ปารวตีขันฑะ บทที่แปดชื่อว่า “พรรณนาสนทนาระหว่างนารทกับหิมาลัย” ได้สิ้นสุดลง
Suta Goswami (concluding chapter colophon, traditionally recited in the Purāṇic narration to the sages)
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that Purāṇic wisdom is transmitted in a sacred lineage and organized as a purposeful teaching—here, the Nārada–Himālaya dialogue that supports devotion to Śiva and the unfolding of Pārvatī’s divine role.
While the verse itself is a chapter-ending marker, it situates the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā and Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, where Saguna Śiva (as the personal Lord) is approached through devotion, vows, and sacred dialogue—frameworks that commonly culminate in Linga-centered worship and Śiva-bhakti.
As a colophon it does not prescribe a specific rite, but it implicitly encourages śravaṇa (reverent listening/recitation) of the Śiva Purāṇa as a devotional practice—often paired in Shaiva tradition with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance of Śiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.