Shloka 44
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
अथो जलंधरो दैत्यस्स्वभगिन्या च विष्णुना । उवास स्वालयं प्राप्तो हर्षाकुलितमानसः
atho jalaṃdharo daityassvabhaginyā ca viṣṇunā | uvāsa svālayaṃ prāpto harṣākulitamānasaḥ
Thereafter Jalandhara, the Daitya, accompanied by his own sister and by Viṣṇu, reached his own abode and dwelt there, his mind overwhelmed with joy.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights a common Purāṇic pattern: worldly success and companionship can flood the mind with joy, yet such emotion remains within saṃsāric fluctuation; Shaiva teaching ultimately points beyond this to steadiness in devotion to Pati (Śiva), the liberator.
Though the verse is narrative, the Yuddhakhaṇḍa frames events that culminate in recognizing the supremacy of Śiva as Saguna (the Lord who acts in the world) and the need to take refuge in Him rather than in transient alliances and victories.
No explicit ritual is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily Śiva-smaraṇa so that joy and agitation do not govern one’s inner state.