Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34

अनरण्य-वंशवर्णनम् तथा पिप्पलादस्य कामोत्पत्तिः

Genealogy of King Anaraṇya and Pippalāda’s arousal of desire

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखण्डेऽनरण्यचरितवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe'naraṇyacaritavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

至此，在《圣湿婆摩诃往世书》中——第二部《鲁陀罗集》（Rudra-saṃhitā）之第三分《帕尔瓦蒂篇》（Pārvatī-khaṇḍa）——题为《阿那兰尼亚事迹之描述》的第三十四章圆满结束。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; compound title

• dvitīyāyām: in the second
• dvitīyāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• rudra-saṃhitāyām: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• rudra-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular

• tṛtīye: in the third
• tṛtīye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; section-number adjective

• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: in the Pārvatī section
• pārvatī-khaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; समासः: pārvatīkhaṇḍa (तत्पुरुष)

• an-araṇya-carita-varṇanam: the description of the non-forest episode/conduct
• an-araṇya-carita-varṇanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'is called')
• Type: Noun
• Root: an (नञ्) + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound chapter-title; an-araṇya = 'non-forest' (negation) qualifying carita; overall determinative compound

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, title-marker

• catuḥ-triṃśaḥ: thirty-fourth
• catuḥ-triṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + triṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; numeral compound (द्विगु) used as chapter-number adjective

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the end of the chapter; no localized sthala-purāṇa content is asserted here.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṇḍe'naraṇyacaritavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Anaraṇya

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking completion of Adhyaya 34; it sanctifies the narration within the Rudra Saṃhitā and reminds the listener that orderly śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva-kathā is itself a means to purify the mind and deepen bhakti toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By locating the narrative inside the Rudra Saṃhitā and Pārvatī-khaṇḍa, it frames the teachings as part of Saguna Śiva’s līlā and grace—stories that support devotion to Śiva (including Liṅga-worship) through reverent listening and recitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is pāṭha/śravaṇa of the Śiva Purāṇa as a vrata-supporting practice—especially on Mondays or Mahāśivarātri—optionally combined with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to seal the chapter’s merit.