Shloka 5
राहोर्विमोचनानन्तरं जलन्धरस्य सैन्योद्योगः — Rahu’s Aftermath and Jalandhara’s Mobilization
ततः स मन्यमानस्स्वं पुनर्जनिमथानतः । गतगर्वो जगामाथ जलंधरपुरं शनैः
tataḥ sa manyamānassvaṃ punarjanimathānataḥ | gatagarvo jagāmātha jalaṃdharapuraṃ śanaiḥ
Then, reflecting on his own renewed birth and bowing down, his arrogance dispelled, he went slowly back to the city of Jalandhara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
The verse highlights the Shaiva teaching that garva (ego-pride) must be dissolved for spiritual clarity; when pride falls away, one naturally turns toward namratā (humility) and right understanding of one’s condition and destiny.
Though the Linga is not named here, the narrative reflects a key fruit of Saguna Shiva’s grace in the Purana: the Lord’s interventions in history are meant to subdue adharmic pride and lead beings toward surrender, which is foundational for Linga-bhakti.
The practical takeaway is cultivation of humility through daily namaskāra and japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering one’s pride into Shiva with steady, gradual inner reform (śanaiḥ).