Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवो विस्मितमानसः पुनर्जगाम युद्धाय जलंधरं रुषा । स चापि दैत्यः पुनरागतं शिवं दृष्ट्वा शरोघैस्समवाकिरद्रणे

Transliteration

tataśśivo vismitamānasaḥ punarjagāma yuddhāya jalaṃdharaṃ ruṣā | sa cāpi daityaḥ punarāgataṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaroghaissamavākiradraṇe

Translation

Then Śiva, his mind filled with astonishment, once again advanced in wrath to battle Jalandhara. And that demon too—seeing Śiva return—showered him in the battlefield with torrents of arrows.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla/krama-avyaya (temporal adverb/क्रमवाचक)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vismita-mānasaḥ: with astonished mind
• vismita-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (स्मि-धातु से क्त/प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya “one whose mind is astonished”

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa avyaya (adverb)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• yuddhāya: for battle
• yuddhāya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Caturthī (Dative/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; purpose dative

• jalaṃdharam: Jalandhara
• jalaṃdharam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jalaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ruṣā: with anger
• ruṣā: Karaṇa (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of manner

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle) “also/even”

• daityaḥ: the demon
• daityaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• āgatam: returned, come
• āgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta PPP, Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies śivam: “(Śiva) who had come/returned”

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)

• śara-oghaiḥ: with showers of arrows
• śara-oghaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa “masses of arrows”

• samavākirat: showered, covered
• samavākirat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/लुङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada; causative nuance not expressed; meaning “showered/covered”

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It portrays the clash between Pati (Śiva, the supreme Lord) and the daityic ego that resists dharma. Śiva’s “astonishment” and “wrath” indicate divine responsiveness: the Lord acts to restrain adharmic force, reminding devotees that grace also appears as protective power.

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

The battle narrative highlights Saguna Śiva—God with attributes—who intervenes within time and history. For Liṅga worshippers, it reinforces that the same transcendent Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga) also manifests as the active protector of devotees and cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when facing inner ‘arrow-showers’ of anger, fear, or pride; and maintaining Śiva-bhakti with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of surrender to Pati.