Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2

भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा

Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion

Devanagari script

श्रीः । समाप्तोयं रुद्रसंहितान्तर्गतसतीखण्डो द्वितीयः

Transliteration

śrīḥ | samāptoyaṃ rudrasaṃhitāntargatasatīkhaṇḍo dvitīyaḥ

Translation

شری۔ یوں رُدرسَمہِتا کے اندر شامل سَتی کھنڈ کا یہ دوسرا حصہ اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• श्रीः: Śrī (auspiciousness)
• श्रीः: सम्बोधन/मङ्गल (invocatory)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मङ्गलाचरण-शब्द

• समाप्तः: completed, finished
• समाप्तः: विधेय (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अयम्’ इत्यस्य विधेयविशेषणम्

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुद्रसंहिता-अन्तर्गत-सतीखण्डः: the Satī-section included within the Rudrasaṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहिता-अन्तर्गत-सतीखण्डः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to ‘अयम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्रसंहिता (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर्गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + सतीखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण-भाव): ‘रुद्रसंहितायाम् अन्तर्गतः सतीखण्डः’

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: विशेषण (adjective of ‘खण्डः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative colophon concluding the section, addressed to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śrīḥ

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It is a maṅgala/colophon marking completion: the recitation is sealed with auspiciousness (śrīḥ), reminding devotees that hearing the Purana is itself a sacred act that supports bhakti and spiritual upliftment under Shiva’s grace.

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

Though it contains no direct instruction, it frames the Satī narrative as part of Rudra-saṃhitā’s Saguna presentation of Shiva—devotees are encouraged to continue worship through listening, remembrance, and concluding readings with auspicious invocations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Conclude the reading with a maṅgala (śrīḥ/śānti), offer a brief namaskāra to Shiva, and optionally recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to dedicate the merit of the hearing.