Shloka 15
जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva
ततश्शापं ददौ रुद्रस्तयोश्शुंभनिशुंभयोः । पलायमानौ तौ दृष्ट्वा धिक्कृत्य क्रोधसंयुतः
tataśśāpaṃ dadau rudrastayośśuṃbhaniśuṃbhayoḥ | palāyamānau tau dṛṣṭvā dhikkṛtya krodhasaṃyutaḥ
Then Rudra hurled a curse upon those two—Śumbha and Niśumbha. Seeing them flee, He rebuked them with contempt, and, inflamed with wrath, pronounced His judgment.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights Rudra as Pati—the sovereign Lord who restrains adharma. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, the “curse” signifies karmic consequence and divine governance that checks ego, cowardice, and violence, steering beings back toward dharma and ultimately toward purification.
Rudra here is Saguna Shiva—personally intervening to uphold cosmic order. Linga-worship trains the devotee to approach that same Lord with humility and surrender, recognizing him as the inner ruler who can both chastise (nigraha) and bless (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is to counter pride and fear through japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of truthfulness and humility; optionally wear Rudraksha and apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders of Shiva’s lordship over ego and impermanence.