Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

शङ्खचूडस्य मायायुद्धं तथा माहेश्वरास्त्रप्रभावः | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Māyā-Warfare and the Power of the Māheśvara Astra

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखडे शंखचूडवधोपाख्यानं नाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaḍe śaṃkhacūḍavadhopākhyānaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, quyển thứ hai—Rudra Saṃhitā—thuộc phần thứ năm, Yuddha-khaṇḍa, kết thúc Chương bốn mươi mang tên “Tích chuyện về việc diệt trừ Śaṅkhacūḍa.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-निपात (quotative/closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिवस्य महापुराणम्; श्री-उपपद/उपसर्गवत्)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (अधिकरणान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ordinal adjective qualifying संहितायाम्

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

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikaraṇa-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (अधिकरणान्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ordinal adjective qualifying खण्डे

• युद्धखण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्धखण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युद्धस्य खण्डः)

• शंखचूडवधोपाख्यानम्: the episode of the slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa
• शंखचूडवधोपाख्यानम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखचूड + वध + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शंखचूडस्य वधः तस्य उपाख्यानम्)

• नाम: named/called
• नाम: Saṃjñā-bodhaka (संज्ञाबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नाम-शब्दः (naming particle: called)

• चत्वारिंशः: fortieth
• चत्वारिंशः: Karta-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृअन्वयी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चत्वारिंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal ‘fortieth’ qualifying अध्यायः

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Śaṅkhacūḍa

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it emphasizes śāstra-smṛti (recollection of sacred narrative) and the Purāṇic method of sealing teachings—here, that dharma is restored when Shiva (as Pati) subdues forces that bind beings (pāśa) through adharma.

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

Though it is a concluding marker, it situates the reader within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s Yuddha-khaṇḍa, where Saguna Shiva’s protective and corrective grace is highlighted—supporting devotional worship (bhakti) toward Shiva as the active Lord who safeguards dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending cue, it traditionally invites śravaṇa and manana: recite or hear the chapter with devotion, conclude with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and offer simple worship such as bilva leaves or vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) remembrance.