Shloka 41
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
जलंधर उवाच । यदि भावुक तुष्टोऽसि वरमे तन्ददस्व मे । मद्भगिन्या मया सार्धं मद्गेहे सगणो वस
jalaṃdhara uvāca | yadi bhāvuka tuṣṭo'si varame tandadasva me | madbhaginyā mayā sārdhaṃ madgehe sagaṇo vasa
Jalandhara said: “If you, O noble one, are pleased, then grant me this boon: along with my sister and with me, dwell in my house together with your attendants.”
Jalandhara
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the motif of seeking a “vara” (boon) when a revered being is pleased; Shaiva thought cautions that boons driven by worldly desire can entangle one further, whereas devotion aligned to Dharma supports inner purification.
Requesting a divine presence to “dwell” with gaṇas reflects Saguna engagement—relating to Shiva as present and approachable; in Linga worship, the devotee similarly invites Shiva’s grace into a consecrated space through pūjā and hospitality (upacāras).
The practical takeaway is bhakti expressed as sacred hospitality—maintaining a pure worship-space, offering upacāras, and sustaining japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to invite steadiness of Shiva-consciousness in the home.