Shloka 18

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

सम्प्राप्य सांप्रतं सर्वं करिष्यामि दिवौकसाम् देवा जलन्धरं हन्तुं निर्मितं हि पुरारिणा

Transliteration

samprāpya sāṃprataṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi divaukasām devā jalandharaṃ hantuṃ nirmitaṃ hi purāriṇā

Translation

„Da ich nun volle Kenntnis von allem erlangt habe, werde ich vollbringen, was für die Bewohner des Himmels getan werden muss: Die Devas sollen Jalandhara töten – denn er wurde wahrlich vom Feind der drei Städte (Shiva) geschaffen.“

Word by Word

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya): having attained/obtained

• सांप्रतम् (sāṃpratam): now, at present

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all, everything

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi): I shall do/bring about

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām): of the heaven-dwellers, of the Devas

• देवा (devāḥ): the gods

• जलन्धरम् (jalandharam): Jalandhara (the asura)

• हन्तुम् (hantum): to slay

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam): created, fashioned

• हि (hi): indeed, surely

• पुरारिणा (purāriṇā): by Purāri, the foe of Tripura (Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the inner account of the Devas’ resolve)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva (Purāri) as the supreme Pati whose will governs cosmic balance; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that sovereign order rather than with egoic, asuric power.

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

Śiva-tattva appears as the transcendent controller who can even ‘fashion’ the conditions for an asura’s rise and fall, revealing that bondage (pāśa) and its dissolution ultimately operate under Pati’s lordship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated; the implied takeaway is Pāśupata orientation—acting from clarity (jñāna) and devotion to Pati so that forces of pāśa are overcome in alignment with dharma.