Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
जलंधरयुद्धे मायाप्रयोगः — Jalandhara’s Māyā in the Battle with Śiva
अथ लोके महारुद्रस्स्वीयं तेजोऽतिदुस्सहम् । दर्शयामास सर्वस्मै सत्यमेतन्मुनीश्वर
atha loke mahārudrassvīyaṃ tejo'tidussaham | darśayāmāsa sarvasmai satyametanmunīśvara
Entonces, en medio de los mundos, Mahārudra mostró a todos Su propio resplandor, tan irresistible que nadie podía soportarlo. Esto es, en verdad, la verdad, oh señor entre los munis.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts Mahārudra’s self-manifest radiance (tejas) as a theophany in the Jalandhara conflict narrative.
Significance: Darśana of Rudra’s tejas signifies the Lord’s supremacy (pati) and the soul’s incapacity to ‘withstand’ divine reality without grace; inspires śaraṇāgati and bhakti.
FAQs
It proclaims that Śiva’s tejas (divine radiance) is not merely physical light but the overpowering presence of Pati (the Lord) that dissolves limitation; only a purified, grace-aided awareness can truly “withstand” and receive such darśana.
The verse emphasizes manifestation (darśana) of Śiva’s power in a perceivable way—aligned with Saguna worship where the devotee approaches the Supreme through accessible forms such as the Śiva-liṅga, through which the same transcendent tejas is reverently invoked.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva-darśana through disciplined japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and inner steadiness, cultivating purity so the mind can bear and assimilate the Lord’s presence.