Shloka 22

राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization

Devanagari script

अतस्स्वामिन्रणे त्वं तमविलंबं जलंधरम् । हंतुमर्हसि सर्वज्ञ पाहि नश्शरणागतान्

Transliteration

atassvāminraṇe tvaṃ tamavilaṃbaṃ jalaṃdharam | haṃtumarhasi sarvajña pāhi naśśaraṇāgatān

Translation

Therefore, O Lord, in this battle you should, without delay, slay that Jalandhara. O Omniscient One, protect us who have come to you for refuge.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; causal/consequential adverb (हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थे)

• svāmin: O Lord
• svāmin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• avilaṃbam: without delay
• avilaṃbam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-vilaṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used adverbially; accusative-form used as adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), from नञ् a- + vilaṃba

• jalaṃdharam: Jalaṃdhara
• jalaṃdharam: Karma (कर्म; object of haṃtum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• haṃtum: to slay
• haṃtum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन् धातु)
• Form: Kridanta; infinitive (तुमुन्)

• arhasi: you ought / are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• sarva-jña: O omniscient one
• sarva-jña: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; बहुव्रीहि (यः सर्वं जानाति) used as epithet

• pāhi: protect
• pāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• naḥ: us
• naḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (2nd) / Genitive (6th), Plural; here as object of pāhi (Accusative)

• śaraṇa-āgatān: those who have sought refuge
• śaraṇa-āgatān: Karma (कर्म; apposition to naḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त from ā-√gam)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; समासः तत्पुरुष (शरणम् आगताः)

Speaker

The gods (Devas), petitioning Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kaalantaka

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva) when bound beings face overwhelming pāśa (bondage and threat). Shiva’s protection and removal of adharma are invoked as compassionate grace.

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

It addresses Saguna Shiva as the responsive Lord who intervenes in history to uphold dharma. In Linga worship, the devotee similarly approaches Shiva as the immediate refuge and protector, praying for the destruction of inner and outer obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform śaraṇāgati with japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for protection, supported by simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to remembrance.