Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
जलंधरोऽथ देवानामधिकारेषु दानवान् । स्थापयित्वा सहर्षस्सन्पुनरागान्महीतलम्
jalaṃdharo'tha devānāmadhikāreṣu dānavān | sthāpayitvā saharṣassanpunarāgānmahītalam
Alors Jalandhara, après avoir établi les Dānavas dans les charges et juridictions mêmes des dieux, tout joyeux, revint de nouveau sur la terre.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it narrates Jalandhara’s usurpation of deva-offices as part of the cosmic conflict preceding Śiva’s reassertion of dharma.
FAQs
It shows how adharma spreads when power is seized and sacred duties are assigned to the unfit; in Shaiva thought, such disorder ultimately compels the restoration of dharma under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva).
Though the verse is political in narrative, it highlights the fragility of worldly offices; Linga-worship centers the devotee in Saguna Śiva as the stable Lord beyond changing authorities, the true source of order and protection.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance, anchoring the mind in Śiva when outer structures become unstable.