Shloka 24
जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa
The Provocation of Śiva
स दैत्यराजो बलवान्देवानामंतकोपमः । योगिनं त्वां समुद्दिश्य स यदाह शृणुष्व तत्
sa daityarājo balavāndevānāmaṃtakopamaḥ | yoginaṃ tvāṃ samuddiśya sa yadāha śṛṇuṣva tat
That mighty king of the Dānavas—powerful and comparable to Death for the gods—addressed you, the yogin. Listen now to what he said.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the key theological cue is ‘yoginam tvām’—Śiva as the supreme Yogin/teacher, before whom even threats are rendered powerless, foreshadowing His corrective grace.
Significance: General: remembering Śiva as Yogin (inner guru) supports steadiness amid fear; listening (śravaṇa) becomes a doorway to discernment and eventual grace.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames adharma as “death-like” even to the devas, while highlighting the yogin’s steadiness—an ideal Shaiva virtue where inner union and discipline make one fit to face terror without losing dharma.
By contrasting death-like demonic power with the yogin’s spiritual stature, the narrative implicitly points to Saguna Shiva as the refuge and protector in worldly conflict—worship of the Liṅga cultivates the same fearlessness and clarity.
Adopt yogic steadiness with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mental recollection of Shiva as Pati; this supports fearlessness and right action when confronting overwhelming forces.