Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे देवयुद्धवर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe devayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

یوں شری شیو مہاپُران کی دوسری رُدر سنہتا کے پانچویں یُدھ کھنڈ میں ‘دیوتاؤں کی جنگ کی توصیف’ نامی سولہواں باب اختتام کو پہنچا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-text)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-शिव-महा-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) / कर्मधारय-भाव ‘महापुराण’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second (book)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रुद्रस्य संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (खण्डे इत्यन्वयात्), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• युद्धखंडे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्धखंडे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: युद्धस्य खण्डः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवयुद्धवर्णनम्: the description of the battle of the gods
• देवयुद्धवर्णनम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Title-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-युद्ध-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: देवानां युद्धम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्य वर्णनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (naming particle: ‘called’)

• षोडशः: sixteenth
• षोडशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it signals a transition point for reflection—seeing cosmic conflict as ultimately resolved under Śiva’s supreme governance (Pati) and the restoration of dharma.

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

Though it is not a direct instruction on Liṅga worship, it frames the narrative context: battles and outcomes are understood as unfolding within Saguna Śiva’s providence, encouraging devotees to take refuge in Śiva as the protector of order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it suggests pausing for śravaṇa-manana: recite “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offer a brief mental worship of the Liṅga, and contemplate surrender (śaraṇāgati) before proceeding to the next chapter.