Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

जलंधरविनाशाय यत्नं कुरु महामते । त्वं नो दैववशात्प्राप्तस्सदा सर्वार्थसाधकः

Transliteration

jalaṃdharavināśāya yatnaṃ kuru mahāmate | tvaṃ no daivavaśātprāptassadā sarvārthasādhakaḥ

Translation

Ô grand d’âme, applique-toi avec ardeur à la destruction de Jalandhara. Par l’ordonnance du destin tu es venu jusqu’à nous, toi qui peux toujours accomplir tout ce qui est requis pour notre juste dessein.

Word by Word

• जलंधर-विनाशाय: for the destruction of Jalaṃdhara
• जलंधर-विनाशाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose-dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः—जलंधरस्य विनाशः; dative of purpose

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• महा-मते: O great-minded one
• महा-मते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् मतिः यस्य (O great-minded)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; enclitic ‘our’

• दैव-वशात्: due to fate/under divine compulsion
• दैव-वशात्: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; समासः—दैवस्य वशः; ablative of cause ‘due to fate’s control’

• प्राप्तः: arrived/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate ‘having come/arrived’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: accomplisher of all aims
• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; epithet of त्वम्; समासः—सर्वेषाम् अर्थानां साधकः

Speaker

The Devas (addressing Lord Vishnu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that when adharma becomes oppressive, divine help arises through daiva (divine ordinance), and the righteous must still apply determined effort (yatna) while aligning their aim with dharma.

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

Though addressed to Vishnu in the battle context, the Shiva Purana frames cosmic order as ultimately upheld by Pati (Shiva); devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship steadies the devotee to act righteously while trusting the higher will behind events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is disciplined yatna supported by prayer—daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and offering bhasma/tripundra as a reminder to act from dharma, not fear, when confronting inner 'asuric' tendencies.