Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
अध्याय १७ — देवपलायनं, विष्णोः प्रतियुद्धं, जलंधरक्रोधः
Devas’ Rout, Viṣṇu’s Counterattack, and Jalandhara’s Wrath
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे जलंधरोपाख्याने विष्णुजलंधरयुद्धवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe jalaṃdharopākhyāne viṣṇujalaṃdharayuddhavarṇanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
આ રીતે શ્રીશિવ મહાપુરાણના દ્વિતીય ભાગ રુદ્રસંહિતાના પંચમ યુદ્ધખંડમાં, જલંધરોપાખ્યાન હેઠળ “વિષ્ણુ-જલંધર યુદ્ધવર્ણન” નામનો સત્તરમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો.
Suta Goswami
Sthala Purana: Colophon verse marking the closure of the Viṣṇu–Jalandhara battle-description chapter within the Jalandharopākhyāna; not a specific Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya passage.
FAQs
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; spiritually, it frames the battle narrative as part of Śiva’s overarching governance of cosmic order, reminding readers that even conflicts among devas and asuras unfold under Pati (Śiva), the supreme regulator.
Though the line itself is a chapter-ending title, it situates the story within the Rudra Saṃhitā, where Saguna Śiva’s līlā and sovereignty are emphasized; such narratives encourage Linga-bhakti by presenting Śiva as the ultimate refuge beyond all rival powers.
As a colophon it gives no direct rite, but the recommended takeaway in this section is steady Śiva-bhakti—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines for inner steadiness amid life’s ‘battles’.