Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 10

शारभावतारवर्णनम्

Account of Śiva’s Śārabha Manifestation and the Measureless Avatāras

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायां शार्दूलावतारे नृसिंहचरितवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāṃ śārdūlāvatāre nṛsiṃhacaritavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

至此，在《圣湿婆摩诃往世书》第三部《百鲁陀罗集》中，关于湿婆之“舍尔杜拉”（虎相）化身的记述里，题为《那罗辛哈功业叙述》的第十章圆满结束。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (मुख्यतः षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; title-locative ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• तृतीयायाम्: in the third
• तृतीयायाम्: अधिकरण-विशेषण (Qualifier of location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ordinal adjective qualifying implied ‘संहितायाम्’

• शतरुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Śatarudra-saṃhitā
• शतरुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शार्दूल-अवतारे: in the Śārdūla-avatāra section
• शार्दूल-अवतारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नृसिंह-चरित-वर्णनम्: the narration of Narasiṃha’s deeds
• नृसिंह-चरित-वर्णनम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; chapter-title subject

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (naming particle)

• दशमः: tenth
• दशमः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘अध्यायः’

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon context, concluding the chapter narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the closure of a chapter on Nṛsiṃha within the Śārdūla-avatāra frame; not a jyotirliṅga-sthala narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking completion of a narrative section, emphasizing the Purāṇic method of preserving sacred teaching: Śiva’s limitless forms (Śatarudra theme) are framed as authoritative scripture for remembrance and contemplation.

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

By naming Śiva’s specific avatāra-context (Śārdūla) and the Narasiṁha episode, it points to Saguna contemplation—devotees approach the Nirguṇa Lord through narrated forms and deeds, which support bhakti and dhyāna alongside Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the conclusion as a cue for śravaṇa–manana: recite “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offer a brief Liṅga-pūjā (water, bilva), and meditate on Śiva as the source of all divine manifestations described in the Śatarudra Saṃhitā.