Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

दग्धं क्षणेन सकलं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । तपसा किं त्वया रुद्र निर्जितो भगवानपि

Transliteration

dagdhaṃ kṣaṇena sakalaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | tapasā kiṃ tvayā rudra nirjito bhagavānapi

Translation

“In a single moment the whole of the three worlds—moving and unmoving—has been burned. O Rudra, what austerity have you performed, that even the Blessed Lord has been overpowered by you?”

Word by Word

• dagdham: burnt
• dagdham: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); predicate to implied 'trailokyam'

• kṣaṇena: in a moment
• kṣaṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies trailokyam

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-carācaram: with all moving and unmoving beings
• sa-carācaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सहित) + carācara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); 'together with moving and unmoving beings' qualifying trailokyam

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• kim: how/why
• kim: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle used adverbially (प्रश्न-निपात) meaning 'how/why/what then'

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr̥ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular (एकवचन)

• nirjitaḥ: was conquered
• nirjitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√ji (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• api: even
• api: Samuccaya/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) 'even/also'

Speaker

A deity/opponent addressing Rudra in astonishment (within Suta’s narration in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: local pralaya-like conflagration (instant burning of trailokya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhagavan

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the awe-inspiring, world-transforming potency of Rudra’s tapas, pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis that spiritual power arises from disciplined union with the Lord’s grace and purpose, not mere force.

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

Rudra’s manifest (saguṇa) form is shown as the active divine agency that can burn away impurity and obstruction; Linga-worship similarly honors Shiva as the transcendent reality made approachable through a sacred form that bestows purification and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implicitly praises tapas supported by mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—along with Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady meditation on Rudra as the purifier of all worlds.