Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity

Devanagari script

ततो जलंधरस्त्री सा निर्विण्णोद्विग्नमानसा । वनाद्वनांतरं याता नैव वेदात्मना तदा

Transliteration

tato jalaṃdharastrī sā nirviṇṇodvignamānasā | vanādvanāṃtaraṃ yātā naiva vedātmanā tadā

Translation

Then Jalandhara’s wife, dejected and inwardly agitated, went from one forest to another; at that time she had no inner awareness of her own Self.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• jalaṃdhara-strī: Jalandhara’s wife
• jalaṃdhara-strī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘wife of Jalaṃdhara’; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirviṇṇa-udvigna-mānasā: with a dejected and anxious mind
• nirviṇṇa-udvigna-mānasā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirviṇṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + udvigna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose mind is dejected and agitated’; Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies sā

• vanāt: from the forest
• vanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• vana-antaram: to another forest
• vana-antaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘another forest/forest-interior’; Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• yātā: having gone
• yātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• veda: knows
• veda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātmanā: by herself / in herself
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); reflexive/instrumental of agency ‘by herself/in her mind’

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of time (कालवाचक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It shows how grief and mental agitation can obscure inner clarity; in Shaiva Siddhanta, turning toward Pati (Shiva) steadies the mind so the bound soul (paśu) can regain discernment and move toward grace.

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

Her restless wandering contrasts with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—approaching Shiva through the Linga, mantra, and devotion centers the mind and redirects suffering into surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath, along with simple Shiva-focused worship (e.g., offering water to the Linga) to pacify agitation and restore inner awareness.