Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)

Devanagari script

जलंधराय वीराय सागरप्रभवाय च । ददौ ब्रह्मविधानेन स्वसुतां प्राणवल्लभाम्

Transliteration

jalaṃdharāya vīrāya sāgaraprabhavāya ca | dadau brahmavidhānena svasutāṃ prāṇavallabhām

Translation

Au vaillant Jalandhara, né de l’Océan, il donna en mariage—selon l’ordonnance de Brahmā et les rites prescrits—sa propre fille, chère comme la vie même.

Word by Word

• जलंधराय: to Jalandhara
• जलंधराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case/Dative), एकवचन

• वीराय: to the hero
• वीराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as epithet)

• सागर-प्रभवाय: to the ocean-born one
• सागर-प्रभवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सागरात् प्रभवः’ (born from the ocean)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्म-विधानेन: by Brahmā’s ordinance/according to Brahmā’s rule
• ब्रह्म-विधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्रह्मणः विधानम्’ (Brahmā’s ordinance/ritual rule)

• स्व-सुताम्: his own daughter
• स्व-सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘स्वकीया सुता’ (his own daughter)

• प्राण-वल्लभाम्: beloved as life itself
• प्राण-वल्लभाम्: Karma-anvayi Viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘प्राणानाम् वल्लभा’ (dearer than life)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Brahma
• Ocean (Sagara)

FAQs

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

It highlights how worldly power and alliances are formalized through dharmic rites (brahma-vidhāna), yet in Shaiva understanding such bonds remain within saṃsāra unless directed toward devotion to Pati (Śiva) and liberation.

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

Though the verse is about marriage, the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative frames how attachment, pride, and worldly legitimacy can still oppose divine order; Saguna Śiva (as Lord and protector of dharma) ultimately subdues adharma, guiding beings back toward right worship and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct cue is adherence to scriptural injunction (vidhi). As a Shaiva takeaway, one should sanctify life-events with dharma and reinforce daily practice—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and wearing vibhūti (tripuṇḍra)—to keep worldly duties aligned with Śiva-bhakti.