Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो वचनं रक्षन्रक्षको जगतां प्रभुः । हृदानुग्रहमातन्वंस्तद्वधाय मनो दधत्

Transliteration

brahmaṇo vacanaṃ rakṣanrakṣako jagatāṃ prabhuḥ | hṛdānugrahamātanvaṃstadvadhāya mano dadhat

Translation

Honouring Brahmā’s command, the Lord—the Protector of the worlds—unfolded gracious favour from within His heart and set His mind upon the slaying of that foe.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वचनम्: command; word
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• रक्षन्: protecting; guarding
• रक्षन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रक्षकः: protector
• रक्षकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हृत्-अनुग्रहम्: heartfelt favor; grace
• हृत्-अनुग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (हृद्) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—हृदानुग्रह (हृदि/हृदयेन कृतः अनुग्रहः)

• आतन्वन्: extending; bestowing
• आतन्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + तन् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्-वधाय: for his killing; for slaying him
• तत्-वधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन-द्योतक दत्तिव (purpose dative)

• मनः: mind; intention
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दधत्: holding; placing (in mind)
• दधत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (here agreeing with implied subject)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse highlights Śiva’s governance of cosmic order by honoring Brahmā’s word while dispensing inner grace (hṛdānugraha).

Significance: Models dharmic sovereignty: the Lord protects the worlds and grants anugraha; devotees emulate obedience to dharma and seek inner grace that removes pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) whose protection of cosmic order includes both obedience to divine governance (Brahmā’s word) and the inner act of anugraha—grace that empowers the removal of adharma.

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

The verse portrays Saguna Śiva as the active Protector who intervenes in history; Linga-worship trains the devotee to perceive that same Lord as the steady source of protection and grace behind all events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as “jagatāṁ rakṣakaḥ” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying for anugraha to destroy inner enemies like anger and pride, as Śiva destroys outer adharma.