Shloka 20

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

जलन्धर उवाच गदामुद्धृत्य हत्वा च नन्दिनं त्वां च शङ्कर हत्वा लोकान्सुरैः सार्धं डुण्डुभान् गरुडो यथा

Transliteration

jalandhara uvāca gadāmuddhṛtya hatvā ca nandinaṃ tvāṃ ca śaṅkara hatvā lokānsuraiḥ sārdhaṃ ḍuṇḍubhān garuḍo yathā

Translation

জলন্ধৰে ক’লে—গদা তুলি মই নন্দীক আৰু তোমাকো, হে শংকৰ, বধ কৰিম; আৰু দেৱসকলসহ লোকসমূহক আঘাত কৰি চূৰ্ণ কৰিম—যেন গৰুড়ে ডুণ্ডুভক চূৰ্ণ কৰে।

Word by Word

• जलन्धरः: Jalandhara

• उवाच: said

• गदाम्: mace

• उद्धृत्य: having lifted/raised

• हत्वा: having slain

• च: and

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin (Śiva’s attendant/bull-emblem)

• त्वाम्: you

• च: also

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara (beneficent Śiva)

• हत्वा: having killed

• लोकान्: the worlds/realms

• सुरैः: with the gods (Devas)

• सार्धम्: together with

• डुण्डुभान्: ḍuṇḍubhas (drum-like beings/creatures

• गरुडः: Garuḍa

• यथा: as/just as

Speaker

Jalandhara

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Nandin
• Shiva (Shankara)
• Devas
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the classic Purāṇic contrast: asuric arrogance threatens dharma, while Śiva as Pati protects the cosmic order that Linga-pūjā aligns the devotee with—humility, surrender, and reverence rather than domination.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By challenging Śaṅkara and even the Devas, the verse indirectly highlights Śiva-tattva as unsurpassable sovereignty: the asura’s threat is a narrative setup to reveal that Pati cannot be overcome by pashu bound in pasha (ego and power-lust).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line, but the implied teaching aligns with Pāśupata discipline: restraining wrath and ego (ahaṅkāra) and taking refuge in Śiva through devotion and inner detachment.