Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

रथोपरि गतां बद्धां रुदंतीं पार्वतीं शिवः । निशुंभ शुंभदैत्यैश्च बध्यमानां ददर्श सः

Transliteration

rathopari gatāṃ baddhāṃ rudaṃtīṃ pārvatīṃ śivaḥ | niśuṃbha śuṃbhadaityaiśca badhyamānāṃ dadarśa saḥ

Translation

Seated upon the chariot, bound and weeping, Pārvatī was seen by Lord Śiva—being seized and restrained by the demons Niśumbha and Śumbha.

Word by Word

• रथ-उपरि: upon the chariot
• रथ-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; उपरि = अव्यय (adverb/postposition) ‘upon’; रथ = सप्तमी-अर्थे (locative sense)

• गताम्: gone / having been taken
• गताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies पार्वतीम्)

• बद्धाम्: bound
• बद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रुदन्तीम्: weeping
• रुदन्तीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• निशुम्भ: by Niśumbha
• निशुम्भ: Kartr (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे (agent in passive context)

• शुम्भ-दैत्यैः: by the demons of Śumbha
• शुम्भ-दैत्यैः: Kartr (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शुम्भस्य दैत्याः)

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

• बध्यमानाम्: being bound
• बध्यमानाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present passive participle/शानच्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शिवस्य पुनरुक्त-निर्देश

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Nishumbha
• Shumbha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even when the Goddess appears bound in a worldly drama, Śiva—the supreme Pati—directly perceives the suffering of His Śakti and moves to restore dharma. For devotees, it teaches that bondage (pāśa) is seen by Śiva and can be cut through His grace and steadfast bhakti.

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

This scene emphasizes Saguna Śiva as the compassionate protector who responds within history and narrative. Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize the same Śiva as the inner Lord who witnesses pain and grants release; the devotee approaches the Linga with the trust that the seen, personal Śiva is also the unseen, all-pervading reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to take refuge in japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—especially in times of fear and constraint, while maintaining purity with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and a prayerful attitude of surrender to Śiva as the remover of bondage.