Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16
युद्धप्रसङ्गः—देवगणयुद्धे शिवविष्णुसंयोगः / Battle Episode—Śiva–Viṣṇu Convergence in the Devas’ Conflict
इति श्रीशिवपुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां चतुर्थे कुमारखण्डे गणेशयुद्धगणेशशिरश्छेदन वर्णनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivapurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ caturthe kumārakhaṇḍe gaṇeśayuddhagaṇeśaśiraśchedana varṇanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Như vậy, trong Śrī Śiva Purāṇa—phần thứ hai là Rudra Saṃhitā, và trong phân đoạn thứ tư là Kumārakhaṇḍa—kết thúc Chương mười sáu, mang nhan đề: “Tường thuật cuộc chiến với Gaṇeśa và việc chém đứt đầu Gaṇeśa.”
Suta Goswami (colophon marker within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
This is a chapter colophon that frames the episode as a purposeful divine narrative (līlā): it signals the completion of a teaching-story where conflict and consequence operate under Śiva’s sovereign order, ultimately directing the devotee toward humility, dharma, and grace.
By explicitly situating the account inside the Rudra Saṃhitā, it points the reader to Saguna Śiva’s active governance of the cosmos—where the Lord’s manifest actions (līlās) become objects of remembrance and devotion, supporting faith in Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who guides beings toward right order.
As a colophon it does not prescribe a specific rite, but it supports śravaṇa (devotional listening/reading) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva’s līlā; practitioners may pair such study with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a steady Shaiva Siddhānta-aligned discipline.