Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
जलंधराय सोऽभ्येत्य सर्वमीशविचेष्टितम् । कथयामास तद्व्यासाद्व्यास दैत्येश्वराय वै
jalaṃdharāya so'bhyetya sarvamīśaviceṣṭitam | kathayāmāsa tadvyāsādvyāsa daityeśvarāya vai
ولمّا دنا من جالندهرا، قصَّ عليه على التمام كلَّ ما جرى بوصفه فعلًا إلهيًّا للربّ (شِيفا). وهكذا، يا فياسا، روى ذلك حقًّا لسيّد الدانَفَة.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages; addressing Vyāsa in the epic-narrative style)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it explicitly labels the episode as ‘īśa-viceṣṭita’—a Purāṇic way of reading history as the Lord’s purposeful play that both reveals and conceals truth for different beings.
Significance: Hearing/reciting ‘Īśvara’s deeds’ (īśa-viceṣṭita) is itself framed in Purāṇas as puṇya-śravaṇa; here it also shows how the same divine act is interpreted differently by devas and daityas.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that events in the Yuddha narrative are ultimately “Īśa-viceṣṭita”—acts under Śiva’s sovereignty—guiding the seeker to see divine governance behind conflict and change, a key Shaiva Siddhānta orientation toward Pati (the Lord) as supreme.
By framing the unfolding story as the Lord’s purposeful activity, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti—devotion to Śiva with attributes and leelā—where the devotee contemplates His deeds as sacred, strengthening faith that the Linga represents the same ruling Presence behind all happenings.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa and manana—listening to and reflecting on Śiva’s deeds—paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize that all actions are under Īśa’s order.