Shloka 19
जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa
The Provocation of Śiva
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे जलंधरवधोपाख्याने दूतसंवादो नाम एकोनविंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe jalaṃdharavadhopākhyāne dūtasaṃvādo nāma ekonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—within the Second section, the Rudra Saṃhitā, in the Fifth division called the Yuddha-khaṇḍa, in the subsidiary narrative of the slaying of Jalaṃdhara—concludes the nineteenth chapter named “Dialogue of the Messenger.”
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic colophon framing to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the close of the chapter ‘Dūta-saṃvāda’ within the Jalaṃdhara-vadha upākhyāna; it situates the narrative in the Rudrasaṃhitā’s Yuddhakhaṇḍa rather than giving a kṣetra-origin.
FAQs
This is a concluding colophon that seals the chapter’s authority and context, reminding the listener that the Jalaṃdhara episode is a purposeful upākhyāna—illustrating how adharma and inflated ego are ultimately subdued under Śiva’s supreme order (Pati).
Though not a direct ritual verse, it situates the narrative within the Rudra Saṃhitā where Saguna Śiva’s līlā is taught through history and dialogue; such framing encourages devotees to approach Śiva (often as Liṅga) with śraddhā, seeing his actions as dharma-protecting grace.
As a chapter-ending marker, it implies a pause for śravaṇa-manana: reflect on the teaching, then continue with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) or a brief dhyāna on Śiva as the inner ruler who dissolves pride and bondage.