Shloka 19

Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां केदारेश्वरज्योतिर्लिगमा हात्म्यवर्णनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ kedāreśvarajyotirligamā hātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

یوں شری شِو مہاپُران کے چوتھے بھاگ ‘کوٹیرُدر سنہِتا’ میں ‘کیداریشور جیوتِرلِنگ کے ماہاتمْیہ کا بیان’ نامی انیسواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

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

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + śiva + mahāpurāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/समाससमूह (श्री-शिव-इति महापुराणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चतुर्थ्याम्: in the fourth (section)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (अध्याय/संहिता-भागे)

• कोटिरुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटिरुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi + rudra + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कोटिरुद्राणां संहिता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• केदारेश्वरज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्: (the section titled) ‘Description of the greatness of the Kedāreśvara Jyotirliṅga’
• केदारेश्वरज्योतिर्लिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra + īśvara + jyotis + liṅga + māhātmya + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (केदारेश्वरस्य ज्योतिर्लिङ्गस्य माहात्म्यस्य वर्णनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अध्याय-नामरूपेण

• नाम: called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकनिर्देशे अव्ययवत् (title-marker: 'called')

• एकोनविंशः: nineteenth
• एकोनविंशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + ūna + viṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विंशेः ऊनः एकः = 19), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अध्यायः इति विशेषणम्

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the conclusion of the chapter narrating the māhātmya (glory) of the Kedāreśvara Jyotirliṅga.

Significance: Signals the text’s intent as a kṣetra-māhātmya: hearing/reciting such sections is traditionally held to increase śraddhā and motivate tīrtha-yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kedaresvara

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of the chapter that proclaims the māhātmya (spiritual glory) of the Kedāreśvara Jyotirliṅga, reinforcing that devotion to Śiva’s Jyotirliṅga form is a direct means toward purification and liberation.

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

By naming “Kedāreśvara Jyotirliṅga,” it points to Saguna worship of Śiva through the Liṅga—Śiva’s accessible, luminous presence—through which the devotee approaches the transcendent (Nirguṇa) reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implicitly supports Jyotirliṅga-centered bhakti: pilgrimage/darśana of Kedāreśvara, Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional Śaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where practiced.