Shloka 4

जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa

The Provocation of Śiva

Devanagari script

आगतं तं समालोक्य कामाक्रांतमनास्स हि । सुसंबोध्य समाचष्ट सिंधुपुत्रो जलंधरः

Transliteration

āgataṃ taṃ samālokya kāmākrāṃtamanāssa hi | susaṃbodhya samācaṣṭa siṃdhuputro jalaṃdharaḥ

Translation

Seeing him arrive, his mind indeed overpowered by desire, Jalandhara—the son of Sindhu—first addressed him properly and then spoke his intention.

Word by Word

• आगतम्: arrived
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; qualifies तम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समालोक्य: having seen
• समालोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having looked at/observed’

• कामाक्रान्तमनाः: one whose mind was seized by desire
• कामाक्रान्तमनाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + आक्रान्त + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘whose mind is overpowered by desire’ (qualifies तम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/indeed

• सु: well
• सु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier adverb) ‘well’

• संबोध्य: having addressed
• संबोध्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having addressed/roused’

• समाचष्ट: told/declared
• समाचष्ट: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सिंधुपुत्रः: son of the ocean (Sindhu)
• सिंधुपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to जलंधरः

• जलंधरः: Jalaṃdhara
• जलंधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddha Khanda account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Sindhu

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how kāma (desire) can seize the mind and drive speech and action—an implicit warning that attachment becomes a pasha (bond) that obscures right discernment, a key Shaiva Siddhanta theme.

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

By contrasting desire-driven conduct with dharmic clarity, the narrative indirectly points to Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana) as a stabilizing discipline that purifies the mind and weakens kāma, preparing the devotee for Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to counter desire with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mind-purifying observances such as Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha, cultivating steadiness before engaging in speech or action.