Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखण्डे संध्याचरित्रवर्णनो नाम पंचमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṇḍe saṃdhyācaritravarṇano nāma paṃcamo'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری شِو مہاپُران کی دوسری رُدر سنہتا کے دوسرے ستی کھنڈ میں “سندھیا چرتّر کا بیان” نامی پانچواں ادھیائے اختتام پذیر ہوا۔
Suta Goswami
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it signals a pause for reflection (manana) on the preceding teaching or narrative, encouraging the listener to assimilate the Shaiva purport before proceeding.
Though it contains no direct instruction on Liṅga worship, it frames the Satī Khaṇḍa narration within the Rudra Saṃhitā—where devotion to Saguna Śiva (Śiva with attributes) is taught through sacred stories that cultivate bhakti and right understanding.
As an end-of-chapter marker, it suggests a brief recitation pause: offer a mental salutation to Śiva, and contemplate the chapter’s teaching; if one follows Purāṇic practice, conclude with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before continuing.