Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas

Devastuti

Devanagari script

इदं परममाख्यानं जलंधरविमर्दनम् । महेशचरितं पुण्यं महाघौघविनाशनम्

Transliteration

idaṃ paramamākhyānaṃ jalaṃdharavimardanam | maheśacaritaṃ puṇyaṃ mahāghaughavināśanam

Translation

これはジャランダラを打ち砕く最上の聖なる物語である。マヘーシャの行いを語る吉祥なる伝承にして、自ら清浄であり、巨大な罪の奔流を滅する。

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme; highest
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आख्यानम् विशेषयति

• आख्यानम्: narrative; account
• आख्यानम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जलंधर-विमर्दनम्: the crushing/defeat of Jalandhara
• जलंधर-विमर्दनम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर + विमर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—जलंधरविमर्दन

• महेश-चरितम्: the deeds of Maheśa
• महेश-चरितम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश + चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महेशचरित

• पुण्यम्: holy; meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; चरितम्/आख्यानम् विशेषयति

• महा-घौघ-विनाशनम्: destroyer of great heaps of sin
• महा-घौघ-विनाशनम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + घौघ + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—महाघौघविनाशन (great mass of sins + destroyer)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Śravaṇa/paṭhana of the Jalandhara-vadha narrative is presented as pāpa-kṣaya and puṇya-prada (sin-destroying, merit-giving).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahesha
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It proclaims the Jalandhara episode as a supremely purifying Mahesha-charita: śravaṇa (devotional listening) and remembrance of Shiva’s righteous acts burn accumulated pāpa and turn the mind toward śiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

By praising Mahesha’s concrete, compassionate action in the world, the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion—approaching Shiva as the personal Lord whose līlā can be heard, remembered, and worshipped (commonly through Linga-pūjā and kathā-śravaṇa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Katha-śravaṇa and pāṭha of this Mahesha-charita with devotion; as a Shaiva takeaway, combine it with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for inner purification and steadiness in bhakti.