Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1

हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s

context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe himācalavivāhavarṇanaṃ nāma prathamodhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—thuộc phần thứ hai là Rudrasaṃhitā—nay mở đầu Chương thứ nhất của phân đoạn thứ ba, Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, mang nhan đề: “Mô tả hôn lễ của Himācala.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyāvasāna (वाक्यावसान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), इत्यर्थक अवसान/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī-Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative; honorific/qualifying), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) संहिता-विशेषण

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) खण्डे-विशेषण

• पार्वती-खण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa section
• पार्वती-खण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (singular)

• हिमाचल-विवाह-वर्णनम्: the description of Himācala’s marriage
• हिमाचल-विवाह-वर्णनम्: Viṣaya/uddeśya (विषय/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक) + विवाह (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Saṃjñā-sūcaka (संज्ञासूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नामनिर्देशक (appositive marker: ‘called’)

• प्रथमः: first
• प्रथमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) अध्यायः-विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon/title line marking the opening of the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa chapter on Himācala’s marriage; no specific Jyotirliṅga localization is given here.

Significance: Textual marker used in recitation/tradition to delimit adhyāya; merit accrues from śravaṇa/paṭhana of the Purāṇa as a whole rather than from a site-specific tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Himācala (Himalaya)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon-style marker that formally opens the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa’s first chapter; spiritually, it signals a transition into narratives where Śiva’s grace operates through sacred lineage, dharma, and devotion—key themes for understanding Pārvatī’s role as Śakti in Shaiva tradition.

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

Though it is a chapter heading rather than a doctrinal teaching, it frames the section where Saguna Śiva is approached through divine relationship and līlā—devotees contemplate Śiva together with Śakti (Pārvatī), which supports personal devotion alongside the Linga-centered worship found elsewhere in the Purāṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a heading, it implies no specific rite; a fitting practice is to begin study with Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to align the mind with Śiva before entering the narrative.