Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
स च्छिन्नधन्वा भगवान्केशवो लोकरक्ष कः । जलंधरस्य नाशाय चिक्षेप स्वगदां पराम्
sa cchinnadhanvā bhagavānkeśavo lokarakṣa kaḥ | jalaṃdharasya nāśāya cikṣepa svagadāṃ parām
Entonces Bhagavān Keśava, protector de los mundos, aunque su arco había sido cercenado, arrojó su suprema maza con la intención de destruir a Jalandhara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows dharma being upheld: even a world-protecting deity like Vishnu acts to restrain adharma. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such victories ultimately serve Shiva’s cosmic governance (Pati), curbing ego and restoring order.
Though Vishnu is acting here, the Yuddha-khaṇḍa narrative functions within Shiva Purana’s Shaiva frame: worldly protection and divine battles are expressions of Saguna divinity operating under Shiva’s supreme lordship, guiding devotees back to devotion and righteous living.
A practical takeaway is dharma-sankalpa with japa: chant the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to subdue inner Jalandhara-like pride, and reinforce it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of self-restraint and surrender.