Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

वराङ्ग्याः सुतजन्म-उत्पातवर्णनम् | Birth of Varāṅgī’s Son and the Description of Portents

Utpātas

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डे तारकासुरतपोराज्यवर्णनंनाम पंचदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe tārakāsurataporājyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương mười lăm, mang tựa đề “Mô tả khổ hạnh và vương quyền của Tārakāsura”, trong Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—thuộc Rudra Saṃhitā (phần thứ hai), trong phần thứ ba gọi là Pārvatī Khaṇḍa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: समाप्ति-सूचक (Closure marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (रुद्रसंहितायाम् इति)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (पार्वतीखण्डे इति)

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa section
• पार्वतीखण्डे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पार्वत्याः खण्डः)

• तारकासुरतपोराज्यवर्णनम्: the description of Tārakāsura’s ascetic rule
• तारकासुरतपोराज्यवर्णनम्: विशेष्य/नाम (Title head/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारकासुर (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तारकासुरस्य तपोराज्यस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: नामनिर्देश (Naming marker/नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘named/called’)

• पञ्चदशः: fifteenth
• पञ्चदशः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च च दश च = fifteen)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता/विशेष्य (Subject/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter colophon)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (adhyāya-samāpti) summarizing the chapter theme: Tārakāsura’s tapas and ensuing reign; no localized shrine narrative is embedded here.

Significance: Textual: marks the completion of a narrative unit for pāṭha/śravaṇa; in traditional recitation, colophons cue phala-śruti expectations and continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Tarakasura

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the narrative is part of a structured Shaiva scripture. It frames Tārakāsura’s tapas and worldly power as a theme to be evaluated through dharma and devotion to Pati (Śiva), not merely through power gained by austerity.

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 situates the story within the Rudra Saṃhitā and Pārvatī Khaṇḍa—sections that repeatedly contrast ego-driven asceticism with surrender to Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who grants boons yet ultimately restores cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is prescribed in this colophon; the practical takeaway is disciplined study (śravaṇa/paṭhana) of the Purāṇa with devotion to Śiva—often accompanied in Shaiva tradition by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and remembrance of Śiva as Pati.