Shloka 15

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

मृत्योरुत्क्रांतिदा शक्तिर्मया नीता बलाद्वरा । ददौ मह्यं शुचिर्दिव्ये शुचिशौचे च वाससी

Transliteration

mṛtyorutkrāṃtidā śaktirmayā nītā balādvarā | dadau mahyaṃ śucirdivye śuciśauce ca vāsasī

Translation

I forcibly carried away that excellent Śakti who grants release from death; and the Pure One bestowed on me two divine garments—clean and sanctifying.

Word by Word

• mṛtyoḥ: of death
• mṛtyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• utkrānti-dā: granting escape (from death)
• utkrānti-dā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utkrānti + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (giver of departure/escape)

• śaktiḥ: power/energy
• śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• nītā: taken/led away
• nītā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नी धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि भाव (carried/taken)

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (ablative used adverbially); हेतौ/बलात् (forcibly)

• varā: excellent
• varā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• śuciḥ: the pure one
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (as subject/agent)

• divye: divine
• divye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (qualifying vāsasī)

• śuci-śauce: pure and clean
• śuci-śauce: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci + śauca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व (pure and clean)

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

• vāsasī: two garments
• vāsasī: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, quoting the episode’s narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Mrityu (Death)

FAQs

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

It highlights that transcendence over death is enabled by a higher divine Śakti—purity and sanctification symbolize the soul’s readiness for Shiva’s liberating grace (anugraha) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, purity (śauca) and sanctifying disciplines are emphasized as outer supports; the verse echoes that liberation is not merely human effort but is completed through divine power aligned with Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain śauca (cleanliness) and inner purity as preparatory disciplines—paired with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a sattvic routine, treating external purity as a support for inward transformation.