Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

शिवदूतेन युद्धनिश्चयः तथा देवदानवयुद्धारम्भः (Śiva’s Envoy and the Commencement of the Deva–Dānava War)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे शंखचूडवधे परस्परयुद्धवर्णनं नाम षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe śaṃkhacūḍavadhe parasparayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭtriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ จบบริบูรณ์แล้วคือบทที่สามสิบหก ชื่อว่า “พรรณนาการรบโต้ตอบกัน” ในยุดธขันฑะ ภาคที่ห้า แห่งรุดรสังหิตา (คัมภีร์ที่สอง) ของศรีศิวมหาปุราณะ ในตอนว่าด้วยการปราบศังขจูฑะ.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-शिव-महा-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—शिवस्य महापुराणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), ‘श्री’ उपपद-विशेषण

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (in the second)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—रुद्रस्य संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (in the fifth)

• युद्धखण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्धखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—युद्धस्य खण्डः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शंखचूडवधे: in the slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूडवधे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखचूड-वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—शंखचूडस्य वधः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• परस्परयुद्धवर्णनम्: the description of mutual combat
• परस्परयुद्धवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परस्पर-युद्ध-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—परस्परस्य युद्धस्य वर्णनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, बहुपद)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (particle indicating title: ‘named’)

• षट्त्रिंशः: thirty-sixth
• षट्त्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्-त्रिंशत् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण; द्विगु/संख्या-समासः (36th)

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrator concluding the chapter to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse: closes the chapter on the mutual battle in the Śaṅkhacūḍa-vadha narrative; not a sthala/jyotirliṅga episode.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Śaṅkhacūḍa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of the chapter; spiritually, it frames the battle narrative as a dharma-teaching where Shiva, as Pati (the Supreme Lord), restores cosmic order and guides devotees toward steadfast devotion.

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

Though it is a concluding header, it situates the episode within Rudra Saṃhitā where Saguna Shiva’s līlā is narrated—encouraging devotees to worship Shiva with form (including Liṅga worship) while recognizing His supreme lordship behind the events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this colophon; the practical takeaway is to conclude recitation with mindful remembrance of Shiva—optionally ending with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a devotional seal.