Shloka 14

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

किञ्जल्किनी महामाला सर्वदाऽम्लानपंकजा । मत्पितुस्सा ममैवास्ति पाशश्च कंपतेस्तथा

Transliteration

kiñjalkinī mahāmālā sarvadā'mlānapaṃkajā | matpitussā mamaivāsti pāśaśca kaṃpatestathā

Translation

“This great garland, Kiñjalkinī—ever fresh like a lotus that does not wither—belongs to my father and truly is mine as well; and likewise the noose (pāśa) is of Kaṃpati (Śiva),” thus he proclaimed his rightful claim to Śiva’s insignia.

Word by Word

• kiñjalkinī: having filaments/pollen (of a lotus)
• kiñjalkinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kiñjalka + inī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• mahāmālā: the great garland
• mahāmālā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास (great garland)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• amlāna-paṃkajā: (made of) unwithered lotuses
• amlāna-paṃkajā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-mlāna + paṃkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-तत्पुरुष (unwithered-lotus)

• mat-pituḥ: of my father
• mat-pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-सम्बन्ध (my)

• sā: that (she/it)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāśaḥ: noose
• pāśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• kaṃpate: trembles
• kaṃpate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kamp (कम्प् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

Speaker

A divine claimant/warrior in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative (speaking within Sūta Gosvāmin’s narration to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Pāśupatinātha

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights Śiva’s unique insignia—especially the pāśa—pointing to the Shaiva Siddhanta theme of Pati (Śiva) as the Lord of pāśa (bondage) and the One who alone can loosen it by grace, even when beings claim power or inheritance.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By naming Śiva (Kaṃpati) and his emblem (pāśa), the verse supports Saguna devotion—remembering Śiva through his attributes and signs—while implying that all such powers ultimately rest in Śiva, the supreme Lord worshipped in the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as Pāśapati (Lord of the pāśa) while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying that Śiva’s grace cuts the inner bonds of ego and attachment (pāśa).