Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां प्रथमखण्डे सृष्ट्यु पाख्याने कैलाशगमनोपाख्याने गुणनिधिसद्गतिवर्णनो नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathamakhaṇḍe sṛṣṭyu pākhyāne kailāśagamanopākhyāne guṇanidhisadgativarṇano nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
如是，在《圣湿婆摩诃往世书》中——第二部《鲁陀罗集》之第一分部，于创世叙事之中、并在前往凯拉萨的支故事里——名为《描述古那尼提获得善趣（Sadgati）吉祥境界》的第十八章至此圆满。
Sūta Gosvāmin (continuing the Purāṇic narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon verse: marks the closure of the Kailāśa-gamana upākhyāna within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; no specific jyotirliṅga-sthala is invoked here.
Significance: Textual ‘tīrtha’ function: śravaṇa/paṭhana of the chapter is framed as leading toward sadgati (auspicious end), aligning with Purāṇic merit theology.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of the chapter that praises how a soul (Guṇanidhi) reaches sadgati—an auspicious, liberated end—by the grace of Śiva, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhānta theme that Pati (Śiva) grants release from pāśa (bondage).
Though it is a chapter-ending formula, it frames the narrative as a Śiva-centered path to sadgati, implicitly affirming Saguna Śiva’s grace (often approached through liṅga-worship, mantra, and bhakti) as the effective means for upliftment.
No specific rite is stated in this colophon; the takeaway is to follow the chapter’s Śaiva discipline—steady bhakti to Śiva, mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), and purity practices such as bhasma and rudrākṣa where taught in context—to attain sadgati.