Shloka 14

जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva

Devanagari script

जलंधरकृता मायांतर्हिताभूच्च तत्क्षणम् । हाहाकारो महानासीत्संग्रामे सर्वतोमुखे

Transliteration

jalaṃdharakṛtā māyāṃtarhitābhūcca tatkṣaṇam | hāhākāro mahānāsītsaṃgrāme sarvatomukhe

Translation

At that very moment, the illusion wrought by Jalandhara caused concealment and disappearance. In that battle—facing every side—there arose a great cry of alarm and confusion.

Word by Word

• जलन्धरकृता: made by Jalandhara
• जलन्धरकृता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जलन्धर + कृत (प्रातिपदिक); समास: जलन्धर-कृत
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ("जलन्धरेण कृता")

• माया: illusion
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्तर्हिता: disappeared/was concealed
• अन्तर्हिता: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + हि (धातु)
• Form: अन्तर्-उपसर्ग + क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्क्षणम्: at that very moment
• तत्क्षणम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक); समास: तत्-क्षण
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative)

• हाहाकारः: a cry of 'hā hā' (wailing)
• हाहाकारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to हाहाकारः)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• संग्रामे: in the battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वतोमुखे: (battle) facing all sides / on all fronts
• सर्वतोमुखे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक); समास: सर्वतो-मुख
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ("सर्वतः मुखं यस्य" = having faces on all sides), विशेषण (to संग्रामे)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights māyā’s power to create concealment and panic—symbolizing how delusion (avidyā) disrupts clarity and steadiness. From a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, liberation requires the soul to move beyond obscuring forces that hide truth and generate fear.

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

In the midst of māyā and confusion, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often centered on the Śiva-liṅga) is presented throughout the Purana as a stabilizing refuge—restoring discernment and divine protection when perception is clouded by illusion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to remain unwavering when māyā causes inner turmoil; supporting disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa are traditionally used to reinforce Śaiva focus and protection.