Shloka 20

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

जलन्धर उवाच गदामुद्धृत्य हत्वा च नन्दिनं त्वां च शङ्कर हत्वा लोकान्सुरैः सार्धं डुण्डुभान् गरुडो यथा

Transliteration

jalandhara uvāca gadāmuddhṛtya hatvā ca nandinaṃ tvāṃ ca śaṅkara hatvā lokānsuraiḥ sārdhaṃ ḍuṇḍubhān garuḍo yathā

Translation

Jalandhara dijo: “Alzando mi maza, mataré a Nandin y a ti también, oh Śaṅkara; y habiendo derribado los mundos junto con los Devas, los aplastaré, tal como Garuḍa aplasta a las serpientes.”

Word by Word

• जलन्धरः: Jalandhara

• उवाच: said

• गदाम्: mace

• उद्धृत्य: having lifted/raised

• हत्वा: having slain

• च: and

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin (Śiva’s attendant/bull-emblem)

• त्वाम्: you

• च: also

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara (beneficent Śiva)

• हत्वा: having killed

• लोकान्: the worlds/realms

• सुरैः: with the gods (Devas)

• सार्धम्: together with

• डुण्डुभान्: ḍuṇḍubhas (drum-like beings/creatures

• गरुडः: Garuḍa

• यथा: as/just as

Speaker

Jalandhara

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Nandin
• Shiva (Shankara)
• Devas
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the classic Purāṇic contrast: asuric arrogance threatens dharma, while Śiva as Pati protects the cosmic order that Linga-pūjā aligns the devotee with—humility, surrender, and reverence rather than domination.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By challenging Śaṅkara and even the Devas, the verse indirectly highlights Śiva-tattva as unsurpassable sovereignty: the asura’s threat is a narrative setup to reveal that Pati cannot be overcome by pashu bound in pasha (ego and power-lust).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line, but the implied teaching aligns with Pāśupata discipline: restraining wrath and ego (ahaṅkāra) and taking refuge in Śiva through devotion and inner detachment.